Bonnie Petrie
Bioscience & Medicine Reporterbonnie@TPR.org
Twitter : @kbonniepetrie
Bonnie Petrie covers bioscience and medicine for Texas Public Radio and is the host of the Petrie Dish podcast, which explores the intersection of science, medicine, and life in the 2020s. She also brings you the latest research happening at UT Health San Antonio in a weekly report called Science & Medicine.
Bonnie grew up on the Canadian border in northern New York, but called Texas home for more than 20 years. She has twice been nominated for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in recognition of her work in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, but claims she's still too young for all that. She has also received many Edward R Murrow, Associated Press, and other journalism awards. She and Petrie Dish have been honored with several Gracie Awards from The Alliance for Women in Media, including personal recognition as the best host of a local show in the nation.
Bonnie is mom to a college student, two dogs, two cats and spends her free time solving family mysteries using genetic genealogy.
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Esta semana se han confirmado en Texas siete nuevos casos de sarampión relacionados con el brote. -
Texas added seven new confirmed measles cases linked to the outbreak total this week.
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HHS Secretary Kennedy's decision to purge all 17 members of the CDC vaccine advisory board concerns public health experts. Some fear a new board will change vaccine recommendations, leading to reduced access for all and a surge in vaccine-preventable diseases. -
‘Psychedelics and the Texas Trip’ explores science & history behind state-funded research initiativeThe initiative signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott will provide up to $50 million for clinical trials of the psychoactive substance ibogaine. -
High "bad" cholesterol appears to be linked to both heart disease and dementia, an analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study shows. But "good" cholesterol doesn't appear to protect against Alzheimer's. -
Human immunity wanes as we age, but what if it could be restored? A UT Health San Antonio researcher who studies the thymus has confirmed that a certain protein can restore its size and function in mice, leading to a larger and more diverse T cell population that more closely resembles the T cells of youth. -
The state health department is reporting 744 confirmed cases of measles linked to the West Texas outbreak since January. That is the same number it reported on Tuesday. -
Los casos ocurrieron en los condados de El Paso y Midland. -
The cases were in El Paso and Midland counties.
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If you’re in your 40s or 50s, there may be something you can do right now to fight Alzheimer’s disease. It involves Omega 3 fatty acids—the good stuff in fatty fish and fish oil, which has been linked to lower rates of dementia for a while.
