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Petrie Dish

Petrie Dish

Written by: Bonnie Petrie
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 Why does a new study on depression have people asking their doctors about their SSRI medications? Will sequencing the human genome soon be affordable for almost everyone? On Petrie Dish, join host and veteran reporter Bonnie Petrie for deep dives into a wide range of bioscience and medicine stories. Science
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  • Does the cruise ship hantavirus pose a threat to the United States?

    Does the cruise ship hantavirus pose a threat to the United States?
    May 14 2026
    The southwest has lived with hantavirus for decades, but always the kind you catch from a rodent, never from another person. Now, a human-transmissible strain has potentially reached U.S. soil. Bonnie Petrie and infectious diseases expert Dr. Maximo Brito break down what that means.
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    12 mins
  • Science & Medicine: For veterans with traumatic brain injuries, AI offers a new weapon against post-traumatic headaches

    Science & Medicine: For veterans with traumatic brain injuries, AI offers a new weapon against post-traumatic headaches
    May 10 2026
    Hundreds of thousands of veterans live with traumatic brain injuries that can trigger chronic headaches, often made worse by PTSD. A researcher at UT Health San Antonio is using AI to help predict and prevent the pain before it starts.
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    2 mins
  • When schizophrenia is a treatable autoimmune disease

    When schizophrenia is a treatable autoimmune disease
    May 5 2026
    For 26 years, April Burrell was lost to a psychosis that defeated every treatment. Then a doctor asked a different question: what if her immune system was the problem? Dr. Anthony Zoghbi worked on the team that discovered Burrell's immune system was attacking her brain. Now he's searching for a blood test that could identify millions of others who may have been misdiagnosed and could be treated.
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    27 mins
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