Deputy chief executive retires after 19 years
After 19 years of service as the deputy chief executive of Epilepsy Action, Simon Wigglesworth will retire at the end of this year.
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TikTok to unveil new feature to protect people with photosensitive epilepsy
Social media platform TikTok is adding a new feature to protect people with photosensitive epilepsy from landing on content that could trigger a seizure.
New game Cyberpunk 2077 could trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy
New game Cyberpunk 2077, out today, contains flashing images which could trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy.
New Sheffield study to compare remote and face-to-face seizure clinics
Epilepsy Action and Epilepsy Research UK are jointly funding a new research project comparing remote and face-to-face seizure clinic consultations.
Step Together report aims to help improve services for people with epilepsy and learning disabilities
New guidance to improve epilepsy treatment for people with learning disabilities was launched in November 2020.
Open letter urges PM to improve access to cannabis-based medicines
The families of the campaign End Our Pain have written an open letter to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for his support with cannabis-based medicine prescriptions.
People with epilepsy should be priority for COVID-19 vaccine
People with epilepsy should be included in the clinical risk group of people who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine early, according to provisional guidance from the government’s Green Book.
People with epilepsy at slightly increased risk of more severe COVID-19 symptoms, study suggests
There is a slightly increased risk of hospital admission and death from COVID-19 in people with epilepsy, according to a new study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The research, published in October 2020, looked at risk factors for hospital admissions and death from COVID-19 in 6.08 million adults across England. The data were collected between 24 January and 30 April.
Epilepsy Action Helping Hands Awards - Pila Pala
Seren is eleven years old. She has had complex uncontrolled epilepsy since birth, experiencing up to 100 seizures daily.
Government urged to deliver on promises around access to cannabis-based medicines
The families of children with severe epilepsy and epilepsy charities are pleading with the UK government to act on promises made two years ago around access to cannabis-based medicines.