Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study led by researchers at UCL and UTHealth Houston.

Incarceration has lasting consequences. Many young people who have been incarcerated later struggle to achieve the basic milestones in adulthood, such as living on their own or maintaining a long-term job. Black and Hispanic males are more likely to be affected because they are disproportionately incarcerated and receive longer sentences than non-Hispanic white males.

In a groundbreaking study following more than 1,800 justice-involved youth, researchers at Northwestern University examined the long-term effects of “dose” of incarceration years after detention.

The ability to see doctors and other providers via telehealth improved low-income Medicaid participants’ access to care in Michigan.