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 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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For at least a year after being infected with the COVID virus, people may be at increased risk of developing a new heart-related problem. Those problems can range from blood clots to arrythmias to a sudden, catastrophic heart attack. In this episode of Petrie Dish, Bonnie Petrie talks with a Harvard cardiologist about why this can happen, and how to protect your heart. -
Una coalición de legisladores pidió a dos agencias gubernamentales que advirtieran a los consumidores cuando los productos de masa de maíz, como las tortillas de maíz, no estén fortificados con ácido fólico, una vitamina B que puede ayudar a prevenir defectos de nacimiento. -
New research from UT Health San Antonio finds a link between obstructive sleep apnea and persistent pain, suggesting that the intermittant lack of oxygen caused by apnea decreases a person's ability to recover from painful stimuli. -
A coalition of legislators asked two government agencies to warn consumers when corn masa products — like corn tortillas — are not fortified with folic acid, a B vitamin that can help prevent birth defects.
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Millions of Americans are suffering from undiagnosed illnesses. Many are told their symptoms are imagined. Could artificial intelligence change the game, figuring out how to diagnose rare and difficult to diagnose diseases, leading to better understanding of their causes and better treatments? One San Antonio researcher thinks so. -
The CDC has released its Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps for 2023, and more than 35 percent of the adults in 23 states are obese. Texas just misses that mark, with 34.4 percent of adult Texans experiencing obesity. -
Science & Medicine: Relaxing excited neurons may lead to more effective treatments for schizophreniaA new medication to treat schizophrenia has been developed by scientists who discovered that a neuron that inhibits the activity of other cells may be in short supply in those with the disorder.
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Dr. Jason Bowling said that if you've had COVID in the last two to three months, you can wait to get a new vaccine, as most people will have some protection with natural immunity for that limited length of time. If you have not been infected with COVID yet in this go-around, Bowling urges you to get your vaccine as soon as possible. -
The World Health Organization is again warning the world about mpox, declaring an outbreak in central Africa.
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CVS and Walgreens have begun to take appointments for the new COVID booster during a KP variant-fueled surge. The booster targets omicron subvariant KP.2. Uninsured adults will no longer get free COVID vaccines under the CDC's Bridge Access Program, which ends this month.
