Biotech Firm Is Paying Up Big-Time to Henrietta Lacks’s Family

The multi-billion dollar biotech company that has used Henrietta Lacks’s cells, taken without her consent or knowledge, for 70 years is paying up, after reaching a historic settlement with her living relatives. In 1951, Lacks was treated for cervical cancer Continue reading Biotech Firm Is Paying Up Big-Time to Henrietta Lacks’s Family

Right-Wingers ID Newest Biden Crime Family Member: His Dog

Hunter Biden will plead guilty today to tax evasion charges in a federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware. The right wing will go through its usual convulsions, but in the meantime, the intrepid Clouseaus of the American right have identified a Continue reading Right-Wingers ID Newest Biden Crime Family Member: His Dog

Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages

CNN  —  Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age. When it became apparent in September that it Continue reading Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages