Viatris (VTRS) has reached a settlement with the estate of Henrietta Lacks to resolve allegations that the generic drugmaker ...

Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent as she battled cervical cancer, settled a lawsuit ...

By Blake Brittain March 12 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Viatris has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of Henrietta ...

For years, pharmaceutical brands have profited from cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her consent. Now her family is ...

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells in 1951 without her knowledge. Those HeLa cells became ...

Novartis is the second drug company to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman whose cells have enabled huge ...

Just in time for Women’s History Month, the family of Henrietta Lacks scored another huge win in the decades-long fight for justice.

On October 4, 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. But her cells didn't. Over 50,000,000 tons have since been produced worldwide.

HeLa cells are the most famous human cells in science. Discover how cervical cancer, HPV proteins, and bioethics shaped one ...

Not that I blame the author for the high emotions this story elicits. Rebecca Skloot did her job, and she did it expertly. As was the case with Harriet A. Washington’s award-winning Medical Apartheid ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and led to various medical advancements, has reached a settlement with pharmaceutical company Novartis for ...