GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs.

Since 2010, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has hosted the Henrietta Lacks Memorial ...

After 30 years of arduous work dedicated to saving lives, the Detroit Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program ...

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 ...

74 years ago, Turner Station resident Henrietta Lacks died at the age of 31 while undergoing treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Without the express permission of Lacks or her ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have uncovered a type of immortal cell in laboratory settings, offering unprecedented potential for medical research and treatment. These cells, with their ...

Best-selling young adult novelist Maggie Stiefvater and Henrietta Lacks’ grandson Ron Lacks are among the authors featured at Baltimore’s premier literary festival. The Baltimore Book Festival ...

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