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Employment Rights Bill overlooks disability employment challenges
Kami Kountcheva | Epilepsy Action says Labour’s Employment Rights Bill has “missed the opportunity” to support disabled people with finding and staying in work.
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SUDEP Awareness Day: Why we need to talk about SUDEP
Joanne Doody’s son Peter died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in May 2019 at the age of 21. Joanne shares why SUDEP awareness…
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Man who killed parents during postictal psychosis had ‘significant time lapses’ in mental health care
Kami Kountcheva | An inquest finds “significant time lapses” in the mental health care of a man with epilepsy, who killed his parents during postictal…
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First Dates waiter David Marc to skydive for epilepsy
Kami Kountcheva | First Dates waiter David Marc is taking part in a 15,000ft skydive to raise money for people with epilepsy.
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Spider venom-derived medicine promising for epilepsy
Kami Kountcheva | Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy.
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Our top 8 tips for epilepsy inclusive workplaces
For Inclusion Week 2024, Epilepsy Action share 8 top tips on epilepsy in the workplace
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Centre for Global Epilepsy launched to address global challenges
Kami Kountcheva | The University of Oxford is launching a new global epilepsy hub led by consultant neurologist Prof Arjune Sen.
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New smaller, wireless long-term seizure detection device launched
Kami Kountcheva | Manufacturer UNEEG medical has launched the EpiSight seizure detection device in Europe
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Dennis Dares to Share – a new children’s book about epilepsy
Kami Kountcheva | Ibby met Ava and Laura after a Doodle Day virtual art class last year, and together they created a new children’s book…
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