Yesterday, Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis took a high-profile step to create a state commission named for Henrietta Lacks, the Turner Station resident whose cells were taken without her knowledge and ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE - The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks' family is suing Novartis ...

Henrietta Lacks' cells were essential in developing the polio vaccine and were used in scientific landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization. Courtesy of the Lacks family ...

This week, the Smithsonian unveiled a portrait of Henrietta Lacks, the black tobacco farmer who ended up changing the world. Her cells have allowed for advances in cancer treatment, AIDS research, ...

Join the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Saturday, Oct. 4, for the 15th anniversary of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture, honoring the enduring legacy of Henrietta ...

GARY — Immortality comes with a catch. Something may be taken without your say. Even your loved ones won’t learn about it until decades later. So it was for the family of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions women have made to society. One high school in Vancouver has made an influential woman its ...

Henrietta Lacks, often called the ‘Mother of Modern Medicine,’ has left a legacy that transcends generations and continues to save millions of lives. She was born in Roanoke on Aug. 1, 1920, to Eliza ...

Shawn Berkins and the Baltimore community honored the driving force behind modern scientific research during a Henrietta Lacks Paint Day. Artist Shawn Berkins and Baltimore residents honor Henrietta ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks’ family is ...