An Epsom man is tackling the London Marathon in memory of his sister who died from epilepsy. Barry Ahearn, 45, is taking on ...

Epilepsy Action said about one in 100 people have the condition, like Robert Butler As refuse worker Robert Butler loads bins on to a lorry as part of his day job, there is no sign of the epilepsy he ...

Three young children have won a national award for helping their mum. Nine-year-old Jacob, eight-year-old Rosemary and ...

The organisers of Epilepsy Action’s 10k run in Bradford are appealing for more runners to sign up after uncertainly over the future of the separate City Run led to confusion over whether it was still ...

Purple Day, observed annually on March 26, raises epilepsy awareness and dispels myths. Despite affecting 50 million people worldwide (WHO, 2022), epilepsy remains misunderstood, leading to stigma and ...

People with epilepsy had a higher risk of being hospitalised with COVID and of dying from COVID during the first 15 months of the pandemic, new research led by Swansea University and the University of ...

At first, I didn’t talk about epilepsy in my shows. It never occurred to me that people might want to hear about it.

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, a study has shown. Around ...

Myth 1: Epilepsy Is Rare Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 1 in 100 people (Epilepsy Action UK, 2023). In the United States, 3.4 million people live with epilepsy ...