Her cells, known as HeLa cells for Henrietta Lacks, remain a remarkably durable and prolific line of cells used in research around the world. This guide addresses several important health care, ...

Henrietta Lacks was a 31-year-old Black woman whose cells changed the course of medical history. Born in 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia, she later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, with her husband and ...

Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken for research, settles with company that profited The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of ...

The story portrayed in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks points to several important bioethical issues, including informed consent, medical records privacy, and communication with tissue donors and ...

The story came to broader public attention in 2010 with the publishing of Rebecca Skloot’s book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”, which was later released as a documentary movie in 2017.

The latest lawsuit brought by the family of Henrietta Lacks, filed in a federal court in Maryland, names Novartis Pharma, Novartis Gene Therapies, and Viatris, which was formerly known as Mylan ...

As Margaret Burman Risher looks out from her porch, she thinks back on the 94 years she has lived in Turner Station, remembering a different world. Here's why.

All month-long, Shreve Memorial Library branches are paying homage to African Americans and Labor as part of the library’s Black History Month celebration. Join the library for a variety of programs ...

Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on ...

The North Carolina Reads Program, also known as NC Reads, returns to Warren County Memorial Library in Warrenton this month.