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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. Race has been used in clinical diagnosis and decision-making for a long time.