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2018
- January
  - Blind teen meets the woman who saved his life 15 years ago (abcNEWS) 20 January 2018
  - Cord Blood: 5 Things You Need to Know About It (HealthXchange.sg) February 2018
2017
- April
  - Facing adversity with courage, resilience (Today Online) 12 April
- February
  - Unrelated cord blood is more effective for treatment (Lianhe Zaobao, zbSunday) 12 February 2017
2016
- July
  - More than 100 transplants carried out in Singapore (BeritaHarian.sg) 24 July 2016
  - More than 100 transplants carried out in Singapore (Berita Harian, Local News) 24 July 2016
  - Homemaker donated 4 times (BeritaHarian.sg) 24 July 2016
  - Homemaker donated 4 times (Berita Harian, Local News) 24 July 2016
- June
  - Could umbilical cord blood provide hope for children with autism? (Today Online) 22 June 2016
  - Could umbilical cord blood provide hope for children with autism? (Today, Singapore) 22 June 2016
  - Cord blood banks in Singapore (Today Online) 13 June 2016
  - Privately-banked cord blood’s low rate of use calls into question its necessity (Today Online) 13 June 2016
  - Privately-banked cord blood’s low rate of use calls into question its necessity (Today, Singapore) 13 June 2016
  - Increasing number of Indians succumbing to blood cancer in Singapore (Vasantham Tamil News) 9 June 2016
- April
  - Cord blood donor mum (Tabla!) 22 April 2016
  - Cord blood donor mum (AsiaOne) 22 April 2016
  - SGH doctor on “Sharing Life” (Lianhe Zaobao) 7 April 2016
- February
  - Boy with severe combined immune deficiency (Shin Min Daily, News) 9 February 2016
- January
  - Book writer and cancer fighter (AsiaOne) 16 January 2016
  - Book writer and cancer fighter (The New Paper, News) 15 January 2016
  - Man who fought cancer twice writes book to raise money for cancer research (TNP.SG) 15 January 2016
  - Two-time cancer survivor write in aid of research (AsiaOne) 12 January 2016
  - Two-time cancer survivor write in aid of research (The Straits Times Online) 11 January 2016
  - Two-time cancer survivor write in aid of research (The Straits Times, Home) 11 January 2016
2015
- December
  - Cord blood myths (AsiaOne) 15 December 2015
  - Former 'bubble boy' is now a 'happy boy' (AsiaOne) 15 December 2015
  - Former 'bubble boy' is now a 'happy boy' (The Straits Times Online) 15 December 2015
  - More donating cord blood but more needed (AsiaOne) 15 December 2015
  - More donating cord blood but more needed (The Straits Times Online) 15 December 2015
  - More donating cord blood but more needed (The Straits Times, Mind & Body) 15 December 2015
- October
  - Teacher donated cord blood of her six children (Berita Harian) 2 October 2015
- September
  - Helping Expectant Mothers Give (Tomorrow’s Medicine) 29 September 2015
- July
  - Help Save A Life (The Finder Magazine) July 2015
  - Before the baby arrives (The Straits Times) 21 July 2015
- February
  - Wanted: More cord blood donations (AsiaOne) 24 February 2015
  - Wanted: More cord blood donations (Tomorrow's Medicine) 22 February 2015
  - Wanted: More cord blood donations (The Sunday Times) 22 February 2015
- January
  - Cord blood banking (Motherhood Magazine) 1 January 2015
2014
- November
  - A match for life (Singapore Health, News) November-October 2014
- October
  - Do you know about cord blood bank? (Asia-X Magazine Online - Japanese) 14 October 2014
  - Do you know about cord blood bank? (Asia-X Magazine - Japanese) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Channel News Asia Online) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Channel News Asia, Spore Tonight) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Capital 95.8, News) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Channel U, News) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Channel 8 News, News@10) 14 October 2014
  - More donating cord blood but finding suitable match remains a challenge (Channel 8 News, Singapore Today) 14 October 2014
- September
  - Cord blood gives 3-year-old with cerebral palsy hope (AsiaOne) 9 September 2014
  - Cord blood gives 3-year-old with cerebral palsy hope (The Straits Times Online) 3 September 2014
- August
  - To Bank or Not to Bank (Motherhood, Healthy Pregnancy Volume 11) 1 August 2014
- July
  - WP MP Lee Li Lian gives birth to a girl (OMY.SG) 2 July 2014
  - WP MP Lee Li Lian gives birth to a girl (MyPaper) 2 July 2014
  - Baby girl for Workers’ Party MP Lee Li Lian (The Straits Times) 2 July 2014
  - WP MP Lee Li Lian gives birth to a girl (XinMSN) 1 July 2014
  - Workers' Party Li Li Lian gave birth to a girl and donated daughter’s cord blood (XinMSN - Chinese) 1 July 2014
  - Workers' Party MP Lee Li Lian gives birth to a girl called Karys (The Straits Times Online) 1 July 2014
  - It's a girl for Workers' Party MP Lee Li Lian (Singapolitics) 1 July 2014
  - Workers' Party MP Lee Li Lian gives birth to a girl called Karys (AsiaOne) 1 July 2014
- June
  - Singapore Cord Blood Bank achieves prestigious accreditation (Tomorrow's Medicine) 2 June 2014
  - Did not leave home for three years for fear of catching infections (Lianhe Wanbao) 2 June 2014
  - Parents wash up 40 times a day (Shin Min Daily) 2 June 2014
  - The boy who never went out (The New Paper) 2 June 2014
  - Baby developed condition when a few months old; cord blood saved his life (Sinchew.my) 1 June 2014
  - Baby developed condition when a few months old; cord blood saved his life (Lianhe Wanbao) 1 June 2014
- April
  - Banking for Baby (Asian Scientist Magazine) April 2014
  - AsiaMedic banks on cord blood business (AsiaOne) 4 April 2014
  - AsiaMedic banks on cord blood business (The Straits Times Online) 2 April 2014
  - AsiaMedic banks on cord blood business (The Straits Times) 2 April 2014
- February
  - Cord blood banking in S'pore likely to grow (Channel News Asia) 26 February 2014
  - Cord blood banking in S'pore likely to grow (Channel News Asia Online) 26 February 2014
2013
- November
  - Cord Blood Banking: How Useful Is It? (Asian Scientist Online) 25 November 2013
  - Only 40 per cent of cord blood can be stored to save lives (MyPaper) 4 November 2013
  - Only 40 per cent of cord blood can be stored to save lives (Lianhe Zaobao) 4 November 2013
- May
  - More parents donating their babies' cord blood (The Straits Times Online) 10 May 2013
  - More parents donating their babies' cord blood (The Straits Times) 8 May 2013
- April
  - SGH doctors to pedal for charity in OCBC race (The Business Times) 25 April 2013

2016
- July
  - More than 100 transplants carried out in Singapore (Berita Harian, Local News) 24 July 2016
  - Homemaker donated 4 times (Berita Harian, Local News) 24 July 2016
- June
  - Privately-banked cord blood’s low rate of use calls into question its necessity (Today, Singapore) 13 June 2016
  - Could umbilical cord blood provide hope for children with autism? (Today, Singapore) 22 June 2016
2013
- November
  - Only 40 per cent of cord blood can be stored to save lives (MyPaper) 4 November 2013
  - Only 40 per cent of cord blood can be stored to save lives (Lianhe Zaobao) 4 November 2013
- May
  - More parents donating their babies' cord blood (The Straits Times) 8 May 2013
- April
  - SGH doctors to pedal for charity in OCBC race (The Business Times) 25 April 2013