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UTHealth Houston genetic counselor and geneticist help family navigate diagnosis for baby with infantile epileptic seizures

After her diagnosis of a PRRT2 genetic change, which can cause infantile epilepsy and migraines, 4-month-old Parker was switched to a medication that has helped contol her seizures. (Photo courtesy of Kelsey Schneider)

November 8, 2023

In December 2022, while at day care, Kelsey and Joe Schneider’s 4-month-old daughter Parker suffered her first epileptic seizure, suffering a total of six between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, along with two hospitalizations at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Kelsey had intense, body-numbing migraines herself, but wasn't aware of any family history of seizures.




$2.9M NIH grant awarded to Cizik School of Nursing researcher to fund real-time HIV prevention and substance use reduction strategies

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, dean of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

October 2, 2023

A four-year, $2.9 million grant to assess the implementation of real-time health intervention to decrease substance use and support HIV prevention strategies in young adults experiencing homelessness, has been awarded to researchers from Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston by the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.





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