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Spring 2025 COVID-19 booster targets older adults and immunosuppressed
Spring 2025 COVID-19 booster targets older adults and immunosuppressed
Kami Kountcheva | People with epilepsy will not be automatically eligible for the Spring 2025 COVID-19 booster, according to the UK government.
Cannabis: Families forced to break law to “save children’s lives”
Cannabis: Families forced to break law to “save children’s lives”
Kami Kountcheva | A new report by Medcan Family Foundation reveals 382 UK families are taking a “last resort” and sourcing illegal cannabis products to…
Man dies after pharmacy sends ‘IOU’ for epilepsy medication – inquest
Man dies after pharmacy sends ‘IOU’ for epilepsy medication – inquest
Kami Kountcheva | Senior coroner warns “future deaths will occur unless action is taken”, after aninquest into the death of a man whose pharmacy sent…
Electronic health records track fall in sodium valproate use – study
Electronic health records track fall in sodium valproate use – study
Kami Kountcheva | A new study has used national level electronic health records to track use of sodium valproate in men and women across England…
King’s 2025 Honours List recognises Honorary President of Epilepsy Action
King’s 2025 Honours List recognises Honorary President of Epilepsy Action
Kami Kountcheva | Honorary President of Epilepsy Action, Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham OBE, has been named on the King’s New Year Honours List 2025.
Blood pressure medication could reduce risk of epilepsy after stroke
Blood pressure medication could reduce risk of epilepsy after stroke
Kami Kountcheva | A blood pressure medication could help prevent post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to new research.
UK government launches new Neuro Forum
UK government launches new Neuro Forum
Kami Kountcheva | The UK government has launched the first ever Neuro Forum to address gaps in treatment care in neurology.
Epilepsy Action chief exec steps down after 37 years
Epilepsy Action chief exec steps down after 37 years
Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action chief executive, Philip Lee, has stepped down after more than 37 years at the organisation.
Epilepsy and autism – what it’s like when conditions collide
Epilepsy and autism – what it’s like when conditions collide
Rebecca Lock & Kami Kountcheva | Claudia talks about living with epilepsy and autism – from dealing with public ignorance around seizures to navigating social…
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