Reported 2 months ago
The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed a federal lawsuit against Novartis and Viatris, accusing them of profiting from the unauthorized use of her HeLa cells for drug development, including treatments for herpes and cancer. The lawsuit claims that these companies exploited Lacks' cells, taken without consent in the 1950s, and seeks to block further use of the cells without family permission.
Source: YAHOO