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Henrietta Lacks’ Estate Reaches Confidential Settlement With Novartis

The family’s second resolution over the commercial use of HeLa cells follows a 2023 deal and keeps other lawsuits active as they press Big Pharma for accountability.
03/03/2026

Johns Hopkins Boasts All-Black Surgical Residents to Lead Trauma and Acute Surgery

The placement is a first for the hospital and highlights efforts to expand representation in high-stakes surgical training.
02/19/2026

Settlement Talks Expected To Begin Between Family of Henrietta Lacks And Biotech Company

Lacks’ cells were taken by physicians without her consent while undergoing cancer treatment in 1951.
07/31/2023

This Hilarious and Petty AF Text a Woman Received From Her Uber Eats Delivery Man Has Everyone Screaming

"This man had been through it."
07/20/2017
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Ben Carson Withdraws as Johns Hopkins Commencement Speaker

Neurosurgeon's views on marriage equality outraged students.
04/11/2013

Does Being Impulsive Predict Gambling Problems Among Teens?

Yes. And it’s especially troubling for young Black men.
11/29/2012