James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88
James Harrison earned the nickname “The Man With the Golden Arm” because his blood had a rare antibody that may have helped more than two million babies in Australia. He died at 88.
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James Harrison, whose blood plasma saved 2.4M babies, dies at 88
James Harrison, who was credited with saving 2.4 million babies through blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88ABC News - 3h -
James Harrison, record-breaking blood donor "with the golden arm," dies at 88
James Harrison, an Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died, his family says. He was 88.CBS News - 2h -
Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
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