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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One in five of the people who work in San Antonio are employed in healthcare or bioscience. -
Flu. RSV. COVID-19. This three car collision of respiratory viruses as winter approaches is causing some health experts to worry about what they’re calling a "tridemic."
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Whole genome sequencing is now becoming cheap enough that doctors will be able to order it for everyone if they want. That could lead to truly personalized medicine. But it could be even bigger than that.
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Uvalde incitó a Texas a tomar en serio los fondos de salud mental para las escuelas. ¿Con eso basta?Uvalde incitó a Texas a tomar en serio los fondos de salud mental para las escuelas. ¿Con eso basta?
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A San Antonio researcher says increased omega-3 fatty acids for people in middle-age are linked to both larger hippocampal volumes and better scores on tests that assess abstract and logical thinking.
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Information is everywhere these days and determining what’s credible can sometimes feel like a full-time job. I promise you, that if you’re hearing it on TPR, or on one of our podcasts, or here on our website, the info you are hearing is real and reliable.
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The phrase 'mental health' has been used repeatedly in politics to avoid the gun control debate. But there was a significant lack of access to mental health care in Uvalde prior to the shooting.
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The phrase 'mental health' has been used repeatedly in politics to avoid the gun control debate. But there was a significant lack of access to mental health care in Uvalde prior to the shooting.
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Metro Health has a limited supply of the Moderna bivalent COVID-19 boosters, and is offering H-E-B gift cards to those who get shots.
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Teens involved in high-risk relationships, and some athletes, may be more likely to contract monkeypox than their peers.
