Henrietta Lacks

WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks as Family Pursues Justice

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Oct. 14, 2021 — Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cells were infamously taken without her knowledge for scientific research, was honored this week by the World Heath Organization as her family continues the fight to protect her legacy. Lacks’s cells, commonly known as “HeLa,” are the only known human cells that continue to stay … Read more

Black Vaccine Hesitancy Rooted in Mistrust, Doubts

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Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management, Yale University; co-chair, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board; chair, Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Leon McDougle, MD, president, National Medical Association; professor, family medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine. James Hildreth, MD, PhD, president and CEO, Meharry Medical College; FDA … Read more