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Live blog: Happy Purple Day
Grace Wood | This year Purple Day is 26 March. Here are a few of the activities our supporters are taking part in…
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Paula McGowan: fighting for equality
Grace Wood | Since her son Oliver died in 2015, Paula McGowan has been campaigning for equal treatment for people with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities
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Covid no more likely than flu to lead to epilepsy
Grace Wood | The study compared patients who were hopsitalised with Covid-19 to patients who were admitted with flu
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Coroner calls for action as prisoner with epilepsy dies
Grace Wood | John Joseph Singleton was serving a 10-month sentence for attempted burglary
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Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study
Grace Wood | According the to the study, in 2021 3.4 billion people had a neurological condition
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Epilepsy Action NI launches SmartPass travel campaign
The government-run SmartPass scheme offers half-fare travel for people who have conditions such as epilepsy
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Swansea University study shows impact of Covid and epilepsy
Grace Wood | The research into Covid and epilepsy was supported by Epilepsy Action
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UCL team develop mental health treatment for children with epilepsy
Grace Wood | The mental health treatment for children with epilepsy was published in The Lancet
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Spring Budget 2024: funding for epilepsy research announced
Grace Wood | Hunt announced a £45 million investment into research for cancer, dementia and epilepsy
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