Epilepsy Action highlights “sad reality” after Brody is denied his epilepsy medication at the secure training centre (STC) in tonight’s episode of Coronation Street. The youngster, played by Ryan ...

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 ...

Pioneering research in DBS for epilepsy was conducted by Dr Francisco Velasco and his team in Mexico. They targeted several brain regions and found that patients responded very well to treatment, ...

Professional rugby union player Tommy Freeman is presenting Epilepsy Action’ BBC Radio 4 Appeal, airing today (25 May). The Radio 4 Appeal is a weekly programme which champions the work of a charity ...

Researchers from Canada have connected air pollution with an increase in the risk of new-onset epilepsy. In a recent paper in the journal Epilepsia, Tresah Anataya and colleagues estimated the link of ...

Healthcare professionals with expertise in epilepsy can now access and prescribe cenobamate more easily, after an update to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations.

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 ...

Laser interstitial thermal therapy – known as LITT – is a treatment for epilepsy that uses heat from a laser beam to destroy damaged areas of the brain that cause seizures. This treatment is also ...

Barry Ahearn, 44, has just completed his monumental challenge of running twenty-seven half-marathons in memory of his sister, Abbie. Abbie passed away in 2023 after she went into cardiac arrest during ...

‘Proven new medicine’ Fenfluramine is a liquid medication taken by mouth, with the dose adjusted for each person based on their weight. It works by increasing the levels of the brain chemical ...

Men currently taking sodium valproate will not need sign off from two independent specialists to continue their treatment, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has confirmed today.