Henrietta Lacks changed modern medicine when doctors took her cells without her consent in 1951. Lacks began feeling 'knots' in her stomach in 1950, and was diagnosed with cervical cancer by Johns ...

The descendants of Henrietta Lacks said Tuesday they had agreed to a settlement with biotechnology company Thermo Fisher over the use of cells taken from their ancestor without her permission for ...

More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement ...

Aug. 1 (UPI) --The descendants of Henrietta Lacks announced on Tuesday that they have reached a confidential settlement with the biotech company Thermo Fisher over the use of cancer cells taken from ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The family of Henrietta Lacks agreed Monday to settle its lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific, a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD (Associated Press) BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against a California-based pharmaceutical company in a continuation of her descendants’ efforts to recoup profits from companies they say ...

BALTIMORE — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement ...