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How federal funding cuts for biomedical research impact reproductive health

FILE: Co-Director of EndoRISE, Elise Courtois, PHD opens a freezer door at the Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, where endometriosis testing equipment is stored. August 8, 2024.
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FILE: Co-Director of EndoRISE, Elise Courtois, PHD opens a freezer door at the Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, where endometriosis testing equipment is stored. August 8, 2024.

Reproductive health is historically understudied and underfunded in the United States. Scientists across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and beyond have been working to change that.

Scientific initiatives like EndoRISE, a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-based program focused on advancing endometriosis research, are making strides toward better understanding reproductive health.

This hour, we explore how President Trump’s recent funding cuts could impact their progress.

GUESTS:

  • Michayla Savitt: State Government Reporter, CT Public 
  • Dr. Danielle Luciano: Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and co-director of
  • : Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine
  • : Chief Washington Correspondent, KFF Health News

Follow Michayla Savitt's reporting for more information on the state's effort to study and understand endometriosis.

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Chloe Wynne is a producer for 'The Wheelhouse' and 'Where We Live.' She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, 'Admissible: Shreds of Evidence,' which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.<br/>
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