Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Epilepsy

Parents 'lost' after teen died suddenly from 'silent killer'

Fay died suddenly just months after her 18th birthday

Liverpool Echo

'People thought I was lazy and away with the fairies but really I had Epilepsy'

Becci Smart wants people to know that debilitating condition Epilepsy is more than just having seizures

Wales Online

Scotland’s first survey seeks to understand the mental health effect of epilepsy

A CHARITY has today launched Scotland’s first-ever national survey seeking to understand the effect epilepsy can have on the mental health of…

The National (Scotland)

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dumbarton man with epilepsy who has daily seizures ruled 'fit to work' by DWP

Ryan Connelly, 47, said his deteriorating condition has made it impossible for him to maintain his job, while the DWP has assessed him as having limited capability to work.

Glasgow Live

Scot who takes daily epileptic fits deemed 'fit to work' by DWP

He claims the decision has also seen him receive lower benefits than he should have, causing him to mount up over £2500 of debt.

Daily Record

Woman diagnosed with epilepsy actually had rare cancer

Nicola Clark, 45, was wrongly diagnosed with epilepsy in 2010 after she started suffering absence seizures

The Independent UK

Glasgow artist who underwent 'daunting' epilepsy brain surgery says it has changed her life

Helen Butler, 42, donated paintings to the neurology department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after undergoing the brain surgery that changed her life.

Glasgow Live

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

DWP PIP: Medical conditions that may make you eligible including Epilepsy and Alzheimer's

Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance

Nottingham Post

Newark mum 'making the most of the time together' as son is diagnosed with life-limiting condition

Kane Tinegate, now three years old, was diagnosed at two months ith Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy - a severe and rare form of epilepsy that begins in early life. Kane's Mum, Shannon, has shared how the family are 'enjoying every moment that we’ve got.'

Nottingham Post

Thief 'steals Christmas' after snatching mum's purse full of cash to buy her daughter presents

Amy Carlisle has epilepsy and learning difficulties and had been saving up to buy her young daughter presents

Wales Online

Hall of Fame guard Alan Faneca opens up about epilepsy and the Steelers under Mike Tomlin

Hall of Fame guard Alan Faneca spent a Q-&-A to raise epilepsy awareness with STEPS Toward Zero, and shared thoughts on Mike Tomlin.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Thief 'steals Christmas' as Nottingham mum left without money for daughter's presents

Amy Carlisle, 37, has epilepsy and learning difficulties - and was hoping that the festive season would be the highlight of the year for her family.

Nottingham Post

Livingston FC players get behind Epilepsy appeal

The club is highlighting the amazing work of Epilepsy Scotland

Daily Record

Couple's incredible Christmas light display for charity - with their bills only costing £2 a night

They want to raise funds for Young Epilepsy

Bristol Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Epilepsy Scotland Christmas Appeal wins support from Ayr United Football Club

The Somerset Park club have thrown their support behind the campaign this festive season.

Liverpool Echo

Mum thought daughter was 'messing around' before sudden death

Fay Adderley died at the young age of 18

Liverpool Echo

Teen with 'biggest heart' dies from 'silent killer' days after diagnosis

Fay's family are urging people to know about the "dangerous condition"

Salon

COVID-19 increases seizure risk in kids

COVID-19 is again linked to long-term neurological conditions — and the effect is more pronounced in children

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: Epilepsy: causes and risk factors

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes of and risk factors for epilepsy.

The Conversation

The risk of seizures and epilepsy is higher after COVID than after the flu – new research

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting roughly 50 million people around the world. It’s a condition characterised by seizures which involve episodic, abnormal activity in nerve cells in the brain.

Dublin Live

Serious Covid-19 side effect 'more noticeable in children' discovered

The side effects were more noticeable in children than in adults

Irish Mirror

Warning over the little known Covid side effect that can develop months after infection

Researchers studied the health records of more than 150,000 people who developed the flu and Covid

Evening Standard

Video goes viral after epilepsy sufferer is prevented from taking assistance dog into Co-Op

The supermarket has said it is investigating the incident in Liverpool

Belfast Live

Jeavons Syndrome: NI woman on 'frustration' at living with rare form of epilepsy

She suffers up to 150 eyelid myoclonic seizures per day and said the condition seriously impacts her life.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Sick Kids diagnose child with rare brain condition after early misses

A family have spoken of how they were regularly dismissed over their son's seizures before the Edinburgh Sick Kids diagnosed young Asher with a rare brain condition.

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Nottinghamshire Police

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.