James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

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Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88

James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world's most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88.

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Blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies with his rare plasma dies at age 88

Australian blood donor James Harrison, whose rare antibody Anti-D saved millions of unborn babies from rhesus disease, has died peacefully in his nursing home.

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Blood Donor Whose Rare Plasma Saved Millions of Babies Dies at 88

Australian blood donor helped save millions of newborns. Credit: Bryan Jones / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 James Harrison, the Australian blood donor with rare plasma who helped save millions of newborns, has died at the age of 88. Harrison, known as the “Man with the Golden Arm,” passed away in his sleep on February 17 at a nursing home near Sydney. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood confirmed his death in a statement on March 1. His blood contained a rare…

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The 'Man With the Golden Arm': Blood Donor Who Saved Millions Dies at 88

James Harrison's rare blood, which he donated over a thousand times, is estimated to have saved the lives of over 2 million children in Australia.

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James Harrison, one of the most prolific blood donors in the world, died on February 17th. The Australian would have saved the lives of more than 2 million babies in total thanks to a rare antibody.

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By Jack Guy, CNN James Harrison, a prolific Australian blood donor known for saving the lives of more than two million babies, has died at the age of 88. Harrison, whose plasma contained a “rare and precious antibody” known as Anti-D, donated blood more than 1,100 times, according to Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, which confirmed his death in a statement released Saturday. Harrison, known as the “man with the golden arm,” died in his sleep at a…