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 ...

(Reuters) - Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose tissue cells were taken from her body in the 1950s and used to fuel medical ...

Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to posthumously award Henrietta Lacks a Congressional Gold Medal for her contributions to medical research through her HeLa cells. The Henrietta Lacks ...

Highly acclaimed civil rights attorney, Ben Crump and attorney, Christopher Seeger of Seeger Weiss announced on Aug. 5 they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Henrietta Lacks. The lawsuit ...

Next year will mark 75 years since the death of Henrietta Lacks, whose "immortal" HeLa cells have proved nearly indispensable to modern medicine. Their use was crucial for the development of vaccines ...

HELA is the mascot of Decentralized Science (DeSci) movement, striving to make science popular and fun (again). Inspired by the discovery of HeLa cells, one of the most valuable and timeless ...