Epilepsy patients may live longer with specialist care – Reuters
People with epilepsy who receive care from specialists may be less likely to die prematurely than their…
Border guards who seized cannabis oil ‘put my five-year-old’s life at risk’ – The Guardian
A family picture of Indie-Rose Clarry, who has Dravet syndrome, a…
NHS gets green light to prescribe cannabis-based medicine to children with life-threatening epilepsy – The Sun
Trials of the drug were carried out at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital on children who were…
Parkinson’s and epilepsy medication recalled due to possible health risk – full items list – Express
Patients who take prescription-only medication for Parkinson’s (Neupro) and epilepsy (Vimpat) are being given an urgent warning…
Epilepsy sufferers in Harrogate lose benefits under ‘seriously flawed’ new system – Harrogate Advertiser
Epilepsy sufferers on disability benefits in Harrogate have had their claims denied after the roll-out of the…
Disabled people four times worse off financially – Epilepsy Action
Disabled people are 4 times worse off financially than non-disabled people, according to new research commissioned by…
Medical cannabis first for Scottish boy who has epilepsy – The National
A MOTHER who previously had to resort to bringing illegal cannabis oil into the country to treat…
More than half of epilepsy sufferers in the East Riding lose benefits under ‘seriously flawed’ new system – Bridlington Free Press
More than half of epilepsy sufferers on disability benefits in the East Riding of Yorkshire had their…
Select batches of Parkinson’s and epilepsy medicines recalled – BBC News
Certain batches of three medicines for Parkinson’s, epilepsy and blood clots are being recalled in the UK,…
London bus driver asks everyone to get on board with new ‘Calm, Cushion, Call’ campaign – Epilepsy Society
Bus driver Vic Hamilton is hoping everyone will get on board with our new campaign – ‘Calm,…
Almost two-thirds of epilepsy sufferers in Wakefield lose benefits under ‘seriously flawed’ new system – Wakefield Express
Almost two-thirds of epilepsy sufferers on disability benefits in Wakefield had their claims denied after the roll-out…
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene – Neuroscience News
In sudden death in epilepsy, people stop breathing for no apparent reason and die. Now, a group…
Irish breakthrough in predicting epileptic seizures may lead to simple test – The Irish Times
Dr Marion Hogg, honorary lecturer at RCSI and FutureNeuro investigator, who is…
How ‘priceless’ genome sequencing helped two-year-old’s epilepsy – BBC News
Kris Daly and Claire Cole explained to the BBC how genome sequencing has helped their daughter Millie-Mae,…
Oxford woman busts seizure myths for National Epilepsy Week – Oxford Mail
AN OXFORD woman has shared her experience with epilepsy to help dispel the ‘dangerous’ myths that still…
‘Time running out’ for epileptic boy denied cannabis prescription – Sky News
A mother says her son with life-threatening epilepsy is “running out of time” after doctors refused to…
Medical cannabis: ‘I break the law for my epileptic son’ – BBC News
Scared her son could die from violent seizures, a mother began breaking the law in an attempt…
Drug shortages reveal Brexit realty for epilepsy suffferers – Yorkshire Post letters – Yorkshire Post
From: Keith Jowett, Silkstone Common, Barnsley. FOR many of us Brexit has become something of a soap opera….
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Treatment May Be Effective for Epilepsy – Pharmacy Times
A drug commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis may one day be used to treat patients with…
‘Steep rise’ in patients struggling to get epilepsy drugs – BBC News
There has been a “steep rise” in the number of people struggling to get hold of medication…