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**Petrie Dish**

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.

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Science & Medicine: Targeting lung cancer Mar 31, 2024

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UT Health San Antonio oncologist Josephine Taverna envisions a revolution in lung cancer treatment.

Science & Medicine: Fighting Alzheimer's at the eye doctor Mar 24, 2024

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Imagine going to the eye doctor and getting a cheap, non-invasive test that could help you fight dementia. A doctor at UT Health San Antonio is working on it.

Science & Medicine: Tooth pain with a purpose Mar 16, 2024

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Anibal Diogenes, D.D.S., Ph.D., is an endodontist, the branch of dentistry that deals with the innermost part of the tooth called pulp, a connective tissue that has immunological, reparative functions.

What we can learn from Congressman Joaquin Castro's cancer treatment Mar 12, 2024

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The journey began with the story of the Spanish boar that saved Castro’s life.

Science & Medicine: Strengthening your teeth Mar 10, 2024

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Imagine one day your child bites down on something and the enamel on one of their teeth starts to crumble. That can happen in a condition called molar incisor hypomineralization — otherwise known as chalky teeth.

Science & Medicine: Taking on America's number one killer Mar 03, 2024

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More than six-million American adults are experiencing heart failure right now.

Science & Medicine: Cancer's silver tsunami Feb 25, 2024

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Cancer care is about to experience a silver tsunami.

Science & Medicine: Eat your pain away Feb 18, 2024

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If you’re experiencing chronic pain, adjusting your diet might help.

Science & Medicine: A Crisis of Loneliness Feb 11, 2024

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Loneliness and social isolation can make you as sick as obesity or 15 cigarettes a day.

The winter wave of 2024 Feb 06, 2024

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COVID’s winter wave has blanketed the nation, along with flu. After a brief decline, hospitalizations for both COVID and flu have increased again in Texas.

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