Bonnie Petrie
Bioscience & Medicine ReporterBonnie Petrie covers bioscience and medicine for Texas Public Radio and is the host of the Petrie Dish podcast, which explores science, medicine, and life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bonnie grew up on the Canadian border in northern New York, but has happily called Texas home for nearly 20 years. She is a 2017 Texas Radio Hall of Fame nominee in recognition of her work in Houston and Dallas before moving to San Antonio, and has received several Edward R Murrow, Associated Press, and other journalism awards throughout her career.
Most recently, Bonnie worked in Los Angeles and reported for public radio stations KPCC and KCRW. She is mom to a high schooler, two dogs, two cats and spends her free time solving family mysteries through genetic genealogy.
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In this week's Petrie Dish, we follow up with Hidalgo County’s health authority about the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the area. -
An increasing number of cases of the delta variant in the United States has many experts urging caution.
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Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson will construct and run the The Proton Therapy and Research Center in partnership with a Georgia company called Proton International.
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San Antonio researchers have discovered that the COVID virus can use metal ions like magnesium and calcium in your own body as a disguise to hide itself from your immune system.
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Children between the ages of 12 and 15 start getting vaccinated after the FDA approved the Pfizer COVID vaccines for their age group.
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The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have asked vaccine administrators to stop using the Johnson & Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The federal agencies called for this pause after six women experienced dangerous blood clots after getting the J&J shot. Dr. Ruth Berggren is an infectious diseases doctor and the director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at UT Health San Antonio. She says this recommended pause is appropriate, but stresses that the reports of blood clots in those who’ve received the J&J shot are exceedingly rare.
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The pandemic has not been easy on children. TPR's Bonnie Petrie spoke with a renowned pediatrician about how to help them overcome the individual and collective trauma of the last year.
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UT Health San Antonio has broken ground in a "virtual" ceremony on a new $430 million hospital that will specialize in researching and treating diseases that disproportionately impact South Texans.
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Dr. Larry Schlesinger urges Texans to keep wearing masks.
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Texans gathering to get supplies and stay warm during last week's winter weather emergency could contribute to another COVID-19 surge.
