HeLa cells get their name from the person they belonged to: Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman and mother of five who in 1951 got diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. While Lacks ...

Viatris is accused of using the cells in the development of Denavir (penciclovir), another herpes therapy, and antidepressant mirtazapine. "Novartis has acknowledged the story of Henrietta Lacks ...

Just days after settling with Thermo Fisher for an undisclosed sum, the family of Henrietta Lacks has filed a lawsuit against Ultragenyx, another US biotech that it accuses of profiting from cells ...

WOMEN: Recent research estimates that women are represented in only about half of a percent of recorded history. The Representation Project spotlights the cost of gender stereotypes.

The HeLa cell line — a name derived from the first two letters of Henrietta Lacks’ first and last names — was a scientific breakthrough. Tedros said the cells were “foundational” in the ...

A PLACE THAT SHAPED LEADERS LIKE CONGRESSMAN KWEISI MFUME, BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE CHIEF ROBERT MCCULLOUGH, NFL LEGEND CALVIN HILL, AND HENRIETTA LACKS, WHOSE CANCER CELLS REVOLUTIONIZED MEDICINE.

But we failed to anticipate the views of the family of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose tumour sample was used to create HeLa cells in the 1950s without her knowledge. What Gives You Hope ...

On February 17, 2025, the world bid farewell to an unsung hero, James Harrison, also fondly called the "Man with the Golden Arm." He lived for 88 years.

On Saturday, March 15, the public is welcome to Morgan State University’s Behavioral and Social Sciences Center to see the ...

Nantwich Players to stage exclusive "Members’ Night" featuring world premiere of English version of HeLa - new play by author ...

"It wasn't one big heroic act. It was just a lifetime of being there and doing these small acts of good bit by bit." When he ...

Orange Biomed said there is a need for more accurate diabetic testing in Black people and other minorities and the company ...