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 ...
Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume and Sen. Chris Van Hollen introduced the Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, in the U.S. House and Senate. Lacks’ cells were illegally taken without consent during ...
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 ...
Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose immortal cells have circled the globe, contributing to medical breakthroughs, research and vaccines, was honored at Morgan State University (MSU) with a wax figure on ...
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 ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from Maryland introduced a bill to posthumously award Henrietta Lacks the Congressional Gold Medal, recognizing her enduring legacy in medical science and her pivotal role in ...
Artist Shawn Berkins and Baltimore residents honor Henrietta Lacks during the Henrietta Lacks Community Paint Day. In July, residents gathered to assist in the completion of the mural. Alongside ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback