The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached an undisclosed settlement with pharmaceutical company Novartis, marking another legal victory in their effort to hold companies accountable for profiting from ...

By Blake Brittain March 12 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Viatris has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of Henrietta Lacks, a Maryland woman whose tissue samples were used without her permission ...

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

Novartis is the second drug company to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman whose cells have enabled huge ...

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 ...

This story was first published by FāVS News on March 7, 2026. Numerous medical products such as vaccines were developed using human fetal cells in their scientific research. An Idaho Senate committee ...

U.S. government researchers have made a significant step forward in developing a fully automated process for cell-line development. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...