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Heart problems in drug resistant epilepsy – study
Kami Kountcheva | Drug-resistant epilepsy could be linked to higher risk of heart problem, study suggests
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“I just felt really joyful” – a fundraiser with a difference
Kami Kountcheva | Fundraising can take many different shapes and forms – and Emma chose something a little more high-octane than the average
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Epilepsy open access service in Wales reopens
Kami Kountcheva | The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) epilepsy open access service in Newport, Wales, has reopened.
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“Fundamentally unfair” system leaves 144,000 carers in overpayment debts
Kami Kountcheva | An open letter by Carers UK, signed by 108 charities, is calling out “fundamentally unfair” government rules leaving thousands of carers with…
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Live Blog: Purple Day 2025
Kami Kountcheva & Emily Stanley | Marking Purple Day 2025, the day for epilepsy awareness, with activities at Epilepsy Action, sharing amazing stories and celebrating…
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Benefit cuts to PIP “damaging” for people with disabilities
Kami Kountcheva | People will need to score at least four points in a category to qualify for personal independence payments (PIP), Work and Pensions…
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People with epilepsy can’t be “left in limbo” in Starmer plans to abolish NHS England
Kami Kountcheva | Sir Keir Starmer announced that he will abolish NHS England to bring the NHS into “democratic control”.
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Starmer calls benefits system unsustainable ahead of expected changes in spring budget
Kami Kountcheva | Sir Keir Starmer has called the benefits system “unsustainable” and “unfair”, in an address to Labour MPs on Monday, 10 March.
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Epsom man runs 27 half-marathons in memory of his sister
Emily Stanley | Barry Ahearn completed 27 half marathons and raised over £21,000 for Epilepsy Action in memory of his sister Abbie who passed away…