The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures

The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks


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We've had many requests for this topic over the years and Dr. Aaron finally took charge of it. We'll explore the crossroads of medical history and medical ethics as it applies to the case of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who's peculiar tumor cells lived on to be the source of numerous medical discoveries--albeit without her permission.

References

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoencephalography 
  • After-effects of pneumoencephalography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC494289/pdf/jnnpsyc00199-0152.pdf 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dandy 
  • Wayback Machine Baltimore Paper story: https://web.archive.org/web/20040814160109/http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3426 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_vRegentsof_the_University_of_California
  • For further reading, link to Rebecca Skloot’s book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-rebecca-skloot/586117?ean=9781400052189

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