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Men taking valproate advised to use contraception – MHRA
Kami Kountcheva | Men taking the medicine sodium valproate and any female partners are advised to use effective contraception by the MHRA in a guideline…
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Bradford 10k sign-ups open for 2025
Emily Stanley & Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action’s Bradford 10k will return for its 15th year on 1 June 2025.
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Health inequalities: more epilepsy education and specialists needed
Kami Kountcheva | The UK needs more epilepsy nurses, better social care and empowerment of patients to help address health inequalities, say researchers.
Epilepsy campaigning

Valproate scandal: MPs support call for redress scheme
Kami Kountcheva | MPs sign an open letter to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting asking for compensation for anyone affected…
Epilepsy research

Tiny folding implants improve epilepsy surgery and diagnosis
Kami Kountcheva | Tiny folding implants could make epilepsy surgery safer and improve diagnosis, say UK researchers.
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Mum praises airline staff after daughter has seizure on flight
Emily Stanley | Mum praises airline staff for swift action after her daughter had a seizure during a flight from Spain.
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GP collective action: NHS urges patients to continue to seek GP care
Kami Kountcheva | The NHS is urging the public to still come forward for care at their GP services as usual during the GP collective…
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Inquest – woman died after seizure in A&E waiting room caused “significant, irreversible” damage
Kami Kountcheva | There were “missed opportunities” to recognise Inga Rublite’s condition, an inquest has heard.
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New device for drug-resistant focal epilepsy available on NHS
Kami Kountcheva | The EASEE device for drug-resistant focal epilepsy is available on the NHS.