It is 1951, and Henrietta Lacks visits her doctor. The diagnosis is cancer, the treatment radiation, and the outcome not favourable. Years later, Henrietta’s family discovers that samples of her cells ...

The Immortal Life of Dr. Roland Pattillo The man who preserved the legacy of medical hero Henrietta Lacks died in May, but big media missed the story. I couldn’t.

Dr. Rebecca Skloot has devoted 10 years telling Mrs. Lacks’ story. It culminated in Skloot’s best-selling book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." ...

TWIN FALLS — As part of the Twin Falls Public Library’s five-program series celebrating science and technology nonfiction, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot will be ...

Debuting on April 22, 2017, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” discusses the struggles of the family after Henrietta’s death, the effects of racism in the scientific community, and the ...

In 2017, HBO released a film based on the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Starring Rose Byrne and Oprah Winfrey, the story analyzes the life of those related to ...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks begins to run out of narrative steam, it's because Ms. Lacks' story—and by extension the story of the entire Lacks family—is too big to squeeze into a ...

Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is ...

In the utterly and literally unique tale of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on HBO, Winfrey’s commanding presence — by turns coolly and righteously indignant, warmly and collaboratively activist, ...