Our final Epilepsy Star award of the year goes to 12-year-old Hope Lowery, from Cardiff, for her incredible bravery and resilience in living with epilepsy. Hope has lived with epilepsy for four years ...

Epilepsy Action is the working name of British Epilepsy Association, a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 234343) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 797997) in England. When using the ...

Epilepsy Action is the working name of British Epilepsy Association, a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 234343) and a company limited by guarantee (No. 797997) in England. When using the ...

Two national NHS clinical trials will investigate the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in adults and children with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Prof Finbar ...

Pharmanovia the manufacturers of Frisium have told us that Frisium 10mg are out of stock with an expected return date of end December 2025. If you have any concerns about switching to a different ...

Epilepsy can often be accompanied by other conditions, and one of those is autism. There are around 630,000 people with epilepsy in the UK, and around 700,000 autistic people. Research suggests that ...

Kami Kountcheva | Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy. Experts at the University of Queensland, ...

Olivia Colman CBE is an Academy Award, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy & Golden Globe winning actress, best-known for her roles in projects such as Fleabag, The Favourite, Broadchurch, Paddington in Peru, Wonka ...

Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action is calling on the DWP and the ONS to publish an up-to-date breakdown of disability employment data. Epilepsy Action is calling on the Department for Work and Pensions ...

A new awareness campaign, launched this week, is shining a light on the discrimination people with epilepsy often face around friendships, dating and work. Epilepsy Action’s ‘If I told you…’ campaign ...

Kami Kountcheva | Consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jibril Osman Farah, who is delivering laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) treatment at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, answers our questions about ...

Sanofi, the manufacturers of Epilim have told us that Epilim modified release granules 1000mg and 750mg are being discontinued. Expected end of supply is September 2025, but this is only an estimate.