Explore Henrietta Lacks' legacy, highlighting her pivotal role in science and the importance of ethical research and patient ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks has settled a lawsuit over the use of her endlessly reproducing cells, which changed modern medicine and saved millions of lives. Lacks’ surviving family members ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit Monday against two large pharmaceutical companies, alleging the firms have profited from exploiting the Baltimore County woman’s cell line. The lawsuit ...

Cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her consent in the 1950s helped transform modern medicine. Her estate has now reached a second settlement with a major pharmaceutical company. Courtesy photo.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - On this day, 105 years ago in 1920, Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke. She later moved to Halifax County. After a diagnosis of cervical cancer in 1951, her cells were taken by ...

Henrietta Lacks, often called the ‘Mother of Modern Medicine,’ has left a legacy that transcends generations and continues to save millions of lives. She was born in Roanoke on Aug. 1, 1920, to Eliza ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions women have made to society. One high school in Vancouver has made an influential woman its ...

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks’ family is ...

This video is no longer available. School has been in session since fall, but Tuesday’s dedication of Henrietta Lacks Elementary School in Aldie, Virginia, was a mix of pomp and recognition of a Black ...

BALTIMORE - The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks' family is suing Novartis ...