Rep. Alsobrooks leads push to address uterine fibroids 

U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland convened a roundtable on women’s health research at the Capitol last month, drawing together lawmakers, advocates, and prominent cultural figures to address uterine fibroids, a condition that has long been overlooked in federal research.

The event, titled the “Women’s Health Research Congressional Roundtable,” featured actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Mandy Moore alongside Democratic U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts, Robin Kelly of Illinois, Shontel Brown of Ohio, and other participants.

For nearly 90 minutes, the group discussed the pressing need to expand women’s health research and to advance legislation aimed at addressing fibroids, which disproportionately affect women of color.

Central to the discussion was the Uterine Fibroid Interv