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UN honors Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide

This is bbc news. the headlines: president biden has announced an around—the—clock operation at america's largest port, los angeles, to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run—up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. he's also urged retailers to increase their logistics efforts. five people have been killed and two injured in an attack in norway by a man armed with a bow and arrow. he's now in custody. police believe he acted alone, but his motive is not clear. the world health organization has held a ceremony to honour henrietta lacks, an african american woman ...

Obviously, about that harvesting, is this something that is completely confined to the past decades and decades ago now? the one important thing i can share with you is that we have to understand the history. at the time that henrietta lacks underwent her surgery, informed consent really hadn't been invented, and we can really attribute those kinds of scenarios that she experienced as the leverage that allowed us to enter a world that we exist in now where we have a high bar of respect for personal health information, and where we insist on truly informed consent before we do procedures, befor...

Advances in medicine. while hela cells were making a global impact, henrietta's family was not informed. the who said the racial inequality mrs lacks suffered is still an issue, saying it stood in solidarity with marginalised patients and communities all over the world who are not consulted, engaged or empowered in their own care. we are firm that in medicine and in science black lives matter. henrietta lacks's life mattered and still matters. henrietta's family says the who recognition allows them to reclaim her name, her story and wider appreciation that her legacy lives on. aruna iyengar, b...

While hela cells were making a global impact, henrietta's family was not informed. the who said the racial inequality mrs lacks suffered is still an issue, saying it stood in solidarity with marginalised patients and communities all over the world who are not consulted, engaged or empowered in their own care. we are firm that in medicine and in science black lives matter. henrietta lacks�*s life mattered and still matters. henrietta's family says the who recognition allows them to reclaim her name, her story and wider appreciation that her legacy lives on. aruna iyengar, bbc news. i've been ...