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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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  • Science & Medicine: Pursuing precision medicine for Alzheimer's disease

    Science & Medicine: Pursuing precision medicine for Alzheimer's disease
    Jul 12 2026
    A cutting-edge technology and an exciting recent hire hint at exciting developments in the future of precision medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Training health care workers to save lives in Texas maternity care deserts

    Science & Medicine: Training health care workers to save lives in Texas maternity care deserts
    Jul 5 2026
    In the nearly half of Texas counties considered maternity care deserts, few health care workers are trained to handle a pregnancy emergency like maternal cardiac arrest. A simulation-based training program from an expert at UT San Antonio's Kate Marmion School of Public Health aims to change that, and reduce preventable deaths in the process.
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    2 mins
  • The Pentagon's flu vaccine policy change created an 'epidemiological time bomb' at Lackland

    The Pentagon's flu vaccine policy change created an 'epidemiological time bomb' at Lackland
    Jun 29 2026
    A month after flu shots became voluntary, influenza began to burn through boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base. Hundreds have been sickened, and infectious diseases experts are not surprised.
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    5 mins
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