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Rugby star Tommy Freeman shares epilepsy story for Epilepsy Action Radio 4 Appeal
Rugby star Tommy Freeman shares epilepsy story for Epilepsy Action Radio 4 Appeal
Kami Kountcheva | Professional rugby union player Tommy Freeman is presenting Epilepsy Action’ BBC Radio 4 Appeal, airing today.
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New test could speed up brain tumour diagnosis and treatment
New test could speed up brain tumour diagnosis and treatment
Kami Kountcheva | University of Nottingham researchers develop new test that can diagnose brain tumours in two hours.
Features
Ruby’s story: seizures, perceptions and challenging decisions
Ruby’s story: seizures, perceptions and challenging decisions
Ruby shares her experiences with seizures, challenging the decisions of medical professionals and being perceived as both able and disabled.
Epilepsy in Northern Ireland
More funding in NI neurology could save billions
More funding in NI neurology could save billions
Kami Kountcheva | Inaction in neurology in Northern Ireland has been called a “false economy” by Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland manager Carla Smyth.
Epilepsy campaigning
Epilepsy Action demands U-turn on welfare cuts
Epilepsy Action demands U-turn on welfare cuts
Kami Kountcheva| The ‘Don’t take the PIP’ campaign launched today is urging the government to rethink disability benefits cuts and asking for people’s support
Epilepsy research
ChatGPT can support epilepsy specialists locating seizures origin
ChatGPT can support epilepsy specialists locating seizures origin
Kami Kountcheva | International group of scientists find that ChatGPT can help specialists identify where seizures are starting from.
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Air pollution linked to increased risk of epilepsy – study
Air pollution linked to increased risk of epilepsy – study
Kami Kountcheva | Researchers from Canada have connected air pollution with an increase in the risk of new-onset epilepsy.
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Martin’s story: Take on the challenge – Bradford 10k 2025
Martin’s story: Take on the challenge – Bradford 10k 2025
With Bradford 10k 2025 around the corner, Martin Sellors shares how he discovered running nearly 10 years ago and how wanting to challenge himself led…
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NICE loosens prescription rules on cenobamate for focal epilepsy
NICE loosens prescription rules on cenobamate for focal epilepsy
Kami Kountcheva | Healthcare professionals with expertise in epilepsy can now access and prescribe cenobamate more easily, reducing effects of “postcode lottery”.