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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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Petrie Dish: A Texas measles update and why experts...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/02/22

An outbreak of measles in West Texas has infected nearly 100 people, most of them unvaccinated children. Dr. Peter Hotez says the ecosystem that led to the elimination of measles in the United States in 2000 has changed as vaccination rates fall, and there will likely be more breakthrough outbreaks of all vaccine-preventable infections.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Taking on America's number one...

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2025/02/16

More than six-million American adults are experiencing heart failure right now.

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8:22

Petrie Dish: CDC purge of forbidden words online...

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2025/02/11

Host Bonnie Petrie speaks with Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, CEO of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: A breakthrough for glioblastoma...

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2025/02/09

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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22:59

Petrie Dish: Should the US leave the WHO? 'Your Local...

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2025/02/03

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and TPR's Bonnie Petrie talk about whether Trump's concerns are valid and what the U.S. could lose if it leaves.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Help for women's pelvic health...

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2025/02/02

Pelvic health disorders can disrupt women's quality of life. The conditions might be considered common and inevitable, but they should not be ignored.

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2:10

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

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2025/01/26

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: Plants-2-Plate

Petrie Dish ·

2025/01/19

Plants-2-Plate is a six-month program that helps people adopt a whole food, plant-based diet.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: San Antonio scientist discovers...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/01/12

UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist Yu Shin Kim, PhD, has discovered how stress causes migraines, which could lead to treatments that prevent them.

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35:05

Petrie Dish: Dr. Peter Hotez talks about anti-science...

Petrie Dish ·

2025/01/08

Texas vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez spoke with Bonnie Petrie about what it's like to be the target of anti-science activists, his continued commitment to fighting medical misinformation, and his thoughts on the nomination of anti-vaccine crusader Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Exercise affects men and women...

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2025/01/05

Physical exercise impacts every type of tissue in the body and affects males and females differently. Data gathered at UT Health San Antonio. It’s part of a nationwide, multi-site study on exercise and the human body.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Why are neurodevelopmental...

Petrie Dish ·

2024/12/29

Around 30% of boys diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy also experience cognitive dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. A UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist is doing research he hopes will uncover what is causing these deficits and how they might be treated.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Whole blood ambulances

Petrie Dish ·

2024/12/22

For the last five years, first responders all over the world have been watching San Antonio.

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Science & Medicine: Scanning the brain to improve...

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2024/12/15

Around 20% of teens who have experienced emotional trauma don't respond to talk therapy. UT Health San Antonio is using neuroimaging to track brain changes in traumatized teens during a course of therapy to see if they can figure out why, which could lead to the development of more personalized treatments that will help more teens heal.

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Petrie Dish: Climate change disasters are hazardous...

Petrie Dish ·

2024/12/13

As climate change-driven weather disasters become more frequent and intense, it's becoming clear that they are leaving a mark on children's mental health. Clinical psychologist Julie Kaplow explores the risks of this type of trauma to a child's long-term mental health and ways to mitigate the damage.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: A hopeful time for people with...

Petrie Dish ·

2024/12/08

Up to two percent of Texans have epilepsy. Dr. Charles Szabo at UT Health San Antonio has developed an epilepsy surgery program and is leading groundbreaking research and clinical trials that offer hope to those with the seizure disorder who don't respond to existing medications.

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2:10

Science & Medicine: Diagnosing CTE before death

Petrie Dish ·

2024/12/01

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: Targeting lung cancer

Petrie Dish ·

2024/11/24

UT Health San Antonio oncologist Josephine Taverna envisions a revolution in lung cancer treatment.

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Science & Medicine: Exercise is medicine for people...

Petrie Dish ·

2024/11/17

Exercise can improve function and slow disease progression in people with Parkinson's disease, but why? A UT Health San Antonio researcher is studying patients who exercise and play virtual reality games to see if she can figure out the answer.

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Science & Medicine: Caring for veteran caregivers

Petrie Dish ·

2024/11/09

Caregivers for members of the military and veterans experience depression at a higher rate than any other group in the nation and that can be lethal.

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