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Petrie Dish

Why does a new study on depression have people asking their doctors about their SSRI medications? Will sequencing the human genome soon be affordable for almost everyone? On Petrie Dish, join host and veteran reporter Bonnie Petrie for deep dives into a wide range of bioscience and medicine stories.

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27:48

Dr. Peter Hotez looks back over a year of seismic...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/31

From announcing then backtracking on a cause for autism to slashing federal public health funding to changing childhood vaccine recommendations, the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services triggered an earthquake of change in U.S. public health policy. Infectious diseases doctor Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, assesses the still rattling landscape with TPR's Bonnie Petrie.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Beneficial effects of a keto diet...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/28

People who eat a strict keto diet are at risk for an accumulation of aged cells in their organs, but taking intermittent breaks from the diet can prevent these detrimental effects.

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32:25

Surviving epilepsy in the Medicaid coverage gap

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/25

In a Petrie Dish collaboration with Public Health Watch, we explore what happens if you have a chronic illness like epilepsy in a state that has rejected the Medicaid expansion.

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9:38

Navigating the holiday season's mental health minefield

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/24

Heading into the holiday season this year, nearly half of U.S. adults said they expected the season to be more stressful than last year. San Antonio's Mental Health Officer offers advice on how to navigate this joyful but often fraught period.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Can acupressure provide a safer...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/21

Many people dismiss alternative therapies like auricular — which means ear — acupressure as unscientific, but a UT Health San Antonio researcher thinks it may be an effective way to reduce chronic pain for people with dementia that doesn't carry the risks associated with opioid medication.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: A breakthrough for glioblastoma...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/14

A new technique for delivering radiation to glioblastoma brain tumors may allow doctors to use much higher doses while preserving healthy brain tissue. UT Health San Antonio's Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD, says this may give patients more time.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: A discovery by San Antonio...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/12/07

UT Health San Antonio researchers have teased out why some lipids spike in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and what that may mean for cognitive function, revealing a new target for potential treatments.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: The Center for Brain Health could...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/30

A newly constructed center for studying and treating diseases of the brain will open in San Antonio at the end of the year. The Center for Brain Health could revolutionize how we understand disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.

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36:03

Bonus Episode: The scientist who refused to be...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/28

People who live near the Houston Ship Channel live shorter, unhealthier lives than those who don't. One scientist has dedicated his career to understanding and exposing the threat, under great pressure to stay silent. We'll meet The Scientist Who Refused To Be Intimidated.

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19:32

Culturally connected care: How doulas can improve...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/25

Up to 20% of all new mothers experience some degree of postpartum depression. That number spikes to up to 40% of Latina or Hispanic and Black mothers.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: A master of endoscopy

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/23

A San Antonio doctor who uses endoscopy to treat people who are too sick to survive surgery has become the first Texan to be named a Master Endoscopist by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Veterans write new endings for...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/16

A San Antonio sleep disorder and PTSD researcher uses cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Studying the 'form and function'...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/09

A San Antonio scientist thinks of the protein that drives most prostate cancers as a machine, and pioneers a method to visualize it for the first time. This could lead to much better treatments and, someday, prevention.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Tinnitus and PTSD

Petrie Dish ·

2025/11/02

Tinnitus is the number one service-connected disability within the Veterans Administration, and for those with PTSD, it can cause significant distress. A UT Health San Antonio researcher who suffers from chronic tinnitus is studying the connection between the two and how to improve treatment.

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27:28

The science of empathy

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/27

Empathy is getting a bad rap these days. Some critics call it a weakness that can be weaponized; others call it a sin. What is this ancient trait that drives humans not only to care about each other, but to act on those feelings? And why do some powerful people insist that you should ignore yours?

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2:10

Science & Medicine: AI and the chemistry of dentistry

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/26

A team of San Antonio researchers is training artificial intelligence models to help improve the materials used to make things like cavity fillings and dental sealants, which currently tend to be either unattractive or not as durable as they could be. This could dramatically decrease the time it takes to get better products into dentists' offices and clients' mouths.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Diagnosing CTE before death

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/19

CTE can rob a person of their memories and ability to make decisions and plans. It can also cause a person to become a threat to themselves and, sometimes, others. But the disease, caused by repeated head trauma, can't be definitively diagnosed before death. A San Antonio researcher hopes to help change that.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Meeting climate change driven...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/12

One department at the University of Texas at San Antonio School of Public Health is focused on understanding the health challenges associated with a changing climate and developing solutions to mitigate or even prevent them.

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30:31

Trump, autism, and the Tylenol connection

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/07

Is there a connection? Bonnie Petrie talks with a pediatrician who specializes in neurodevelopmental disorders like autism about the president's claims on Tylenol and the MMR vaccine as potential causes of autism and a form of vitamin B9 as a potential treatment.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Hope for patients with the...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/10/05

'Most people think carcinomatosis is a death sentence, but there are different treatment modalities that I offer to patients. And that's something that is pretty unique to UT Health San Antonio,' said Dr. Mio Kitano, a surgical oncologist.

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