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Epilepsy Action remains a 'trusted information creator' after being re-certified with a PIF TICK from the Patient Information Forum.
With school exams in full swing around the UK over the last month, many children could be finding this a stressful time. Stress and epilepsy are linked for many people and could be impacting children ...
Kami Kountcheva | DWP estimates 800,000 current and future PIP claimants stand to lose around £4,500 a year by 2029/30 due to the reforms, including a third of current PIP claimants with epilepsy.
Zoe Gude and consultant neurologist Dr Antonio Valentin talk about Deep Brain Stimulation and its potential for the future.
Professional rugby union player Tommy Freeman is presenting Epilepsy Action’ BBC Radio 4 Appeal, airing today.
Researchers from Canada have connected air pollution with an increase in the risk of new-onset epilepsy in a new paper in Epilepsia.
Healthcare professionals with expertise in epilepsy can now access and prescribe cenobamate more easily, after NICE changed its guidance.
New medication for Dravet Syndrome, zorevunersen, is being trialled in the UK and the US with promising results ...
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has updated the way it classifies epileptic seizures in a new paper published in Epilepsia.
Are you ready for the fastest and flattest ever Bradford 10k? Who will beat our 12-year strong race record? With only 210 feet of elevation across the whole course, we are hoping to see lots of new ...
The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales, has reopened after an unexpected closure in November last year. The service closed without notice ...
An open letter, signed by 108 charities, is calling out “fundamentally unfair” government rules leaving thousands of carers with huge debts.