The family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit with Novartis over use of her cells, marking a turning point in fight for ...

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...

A long overdue reckoning for Henrietta Lacks — the Black woman whose cancer cells led to breakthroughs in the field but were harvested without her consent — has been slow but steady in recent years.

On October 4, 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. But her cells didn't. Over 50,000,000 tons have since been produced worldwide.

More than 70 years after Henrietta Lacks’ cells were taken without her knowledge, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies has agreed to settle with her family. Novartis has resolved a ...

Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and led to various medical advancements, has reached a settlement with pharmaceutical company Novartis for ...

It’s the second settlement in lawsuits filed by the estate that accused biomedical businesses of reaping rewards from a ...