Bonnie Petrie
Medicine and Bioscience Reporter at Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
Host at Petrie Dish
Gracie-winning host of Petrie Dish pod | TPR Biosci-Med Journo | Science & Med https://t.co/R6mbvp6eIA | Genetic Genealogist | @JHUArtsSciences MA student
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tpr.org | Bonnie Petrie
We’ve all probably experienced tinnitus, a phantom ringing, whooshing, or buzzing sound in your ears that can be momentary or constant and chronic. It can be soft like a whisper or loud like an explosion. John Moring knows all about it. “I've had tinnitus basically all my life. I can't remember experiencing silence,” Moring said. He doesn’t know why he has it. It could be linked to head or neck injuries he experienced as a young gymnast.
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tpr.org | Bonnie Petrie
This segment originally aired on February 4, 2024. When people think about things they can do to stay healthy, they don’t think about their teeth nearly enough. “Your oral health has a real impact on your systemic health. Your overall health,” said Dr Peter Loomer, dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry. He added that your mouth is packed with bacteria — both good and bad — and when that microbiome gets out of balance, you get inflammation.
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2 weeks ago |
tpr.org | Bonnie Petrie
Mexico is on a growing list of countries for which the Centers for Disease Control is advising travelers to take precautions against mosquito bites that could infect them with the dengue virus. CDC is also urging American doctors to consider dengue when treating patients with symptoms of viral illness and a recent travel history that suggests dengue risk.
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2 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Bonnie Petrie
Share Sign up for TPR Today , Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A confirmed measles case in Atascosa County is the first infection connected to the West Texas outbreak in South Texas. It’s one of four new outbreak-linked infections since Friday’s update. Atascosa County is just south of Bexar County.
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2 weeks ago |
tpr.org | Bonnie Petrie
Lee esta historia en inglés. Un caso confirmado de sarampión en el condado de Atascosa es la primera infección relacionada con el brote del oeste de Texas en el sur de Texas. Es una de las cuatro nuevas infecciones relacionadas con el brote desde la actualización del viernes. El condado de Atascosa está justo al sur del condado de Bexar.
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