Bonnie Petrie
Bioscience & Medicine Reporterbonnie@TPR.org
BlueSky: @bonniepetrie.bsky.social
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 sumaron tres nuevos casos al total. Esto eleva el número total de infecciones relacionadas con este brote de sarampión a 753. -
Three new cases were added to the total this week. This brings the total number of infections linked to this measles outbreak to 753.
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A UT Health San Antonio researcher confirms that how magnesium gets into immune system cells can determine whether they fight oral cancer or support tumor growth. The discovery offers hope for new ways to prevent and treat the disease. -
No hubo nuevos casos de brotes de sarampión para informar en Texas durante la última semana, y el número de condados en la lista de brotes activos de Texas se redujo a dos. -
There were no new measles outbreak cases to report in Texas in the last week, and the number of counties on the Texas active outbreak list has dropped to two.
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Nimbus is another Omicron subvariant that is known for causing typical COVID symptoms, including an extremely sore throat. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it may become the dominant variant in the U.S. over the next week. -
Un congresista de San Antonio, miembro de los comités de Asuntos Exteriores e Inteligencia de la Cámara de Representantes, afirma no haber visto ninguna prueba de que Irán representara una amenaza nuclear inminente, pero en lugar de optar por la diplomacia, el presidente Trump "eligió la guerra". Joaquín Castro afirma que el bombardeo de tres instalaciones nucleares el sábado también fue ilegal, ya que el ataque militar se lanzó sin autorización del Congreso. -
A San Antonio congressman who sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees says he's seen no evidence that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat, but instead of choosing diplomacy, President Trump "chose war." Joaquin Castro says the bombing of three nuclear sites on Saturday was also illegal, as the military attack was launched without congressional authorization.
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At the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the brain bank is accepting deposits.
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UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is the first hospital in Texas to approve a non-narcotic painkiller called suzetrigine as a first-line treatment for post-surgery pain. One doctor believes it will become a powerful weapon in the opioid epidemic.
