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Family Of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company Accused Of Profiting From Her Cells

"HeLa cells" were taken without her knowledge and became a cornerstone of modern medicine — but her family never saw any compensation.
By Lea Skene, AP

Henrietta Lacks Estate Sues Company Using Her ‘Stolen’ Cells

The estate is accusing a biotechnology firm of selling cells taken from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent.
By Michael Kunzelman, AP

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discharged From Hospital After Treatment For Possible Infection [UPDATE]

The 87-year-old Supreme Court justice underwent an endoscopic procedure on Tuesday to clean out a bile duct stent, a court spokeswoman said.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns Home After Being Hospitalized For Fever, Chills

The 86-year-old Supreme Court justice is reportedly doing well.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized For Fever, Chills

The Supreme Court justice was admitted after experiencing a fever. She is expected to be released as early as Sunday.
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Johns Hopkins University Names Medical Building After Henrietta Lacks

In the early 1950s, the university's hospital stole cells from Lacks, who has been called the "mother of modern medicine."
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Matching Ex-Offenders With Hard-To-Fill Health Care Jobs

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Johns Hopkins Accepts First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident

Black girl magic.
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New Brain Stimulation Therapy Helps Treat Drug And Alcohol Addiction

Dependence on drugs and alcohol is taking its toll in the United States.
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