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  "id": 28747,
  "title": "Why uterine fibroids remain misunderstood despite affecting most women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/24/why-uterine-fibroids-remain-misunderstood-despite-affecting-most-women",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-24T23:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour Science",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts/horizons-with-pbs-news/why-uterine-fibroids-remain-misunderstood-despite-affecting-most-women"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For millions of women, uterine fibroids not only cause painful symptoms, but the diagnosis can bring more questions than answers. Even though most women will develop them, misconceptions remain about who gets them and how they should be treated. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores fibroids and treatment with Dr. Soyini Hawkins and Sateria Venable.",
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        "title": "Why uterine fibroids remain misunderstood despite affecting most women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/24/why-uterine-fibroids-remain-misunderstood-despite-affecting-most-women-28748",
        "published": "2026-07-24T23:00:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}