Por: ABC News Health August 01, 2023
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 a biotechnology company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.Tissue taken from the Black woman’s tumor before she died of cervical cancer became the first human cells to continuously grow and reproduce... + full article
The Hill USA Health August 02, 2023
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 scientific research by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The details of the... + más
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Newsweek USA Health August 02, 2023
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were harvested without her knowledge or consent for use in medical research, has reached a settlement with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific.Lacks' cells launched a medical revolution as well as a... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Business August 01, 2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the largest maker of scientific tools, has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks that accused the Waltham-based firm of unjustly profiting from her cloned cells, which have played a pivotal role in medical research for more... + más
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CBS News USA Business August 01, 2023
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were used without permission to form the basis of decades of scientific research, has reached a settlement with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific.The cells, , were taken from Lacks without her knowledge or... + más
10 WBNS USA Nation August 01, 2023
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 a biotechnology company of reaping billions of dollars from a racist... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Science August 01, 2023
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 biotechnology company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist... + más
ABC News USA Nation December 20, 2022
A bronze statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose immortal cells have resulted in countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia.Artist Bryce Cobbs unveiled a life-sized preliminary drawing of Lacks in a ceremony announcing the... + más
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