Overlooked: Women's Health Can't Wait

A new way of looking at endometriosis, with Rowan Gardner

Episode Summary

With endometriosis, the stakes are high, and the challenges are enormous - but so is the opportunity.

Episode Notes

Even a basic definition of endometriosis tells us a lot about why we need to rethink how we’re dealing with this condition. Rowan Gardner is co-founder of Precision Life, where she's using genetics to revolutionize how we understand endometriosis - breaking it into subtypes instead of treating it as one disease. We know that with endometriosis, the stakes are high, and the challenges are enormous - but so is the opportunity, says Rowan, who is finding new ways to look at patients and their data. 

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