Epilepsy Action Hilary Figg award 2019 - Beryl Sharlot
Beryl Sharlot is the winner of 2019’s Hilary Figg Award for long service to Epilepsy Action.
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Epilepsy Action Secondary School award 2019 - Pontypridd High School
Pontypridd High School has won the Epilepsy Action Secondary school award for the second year in a row.
Epilepsy Action Raising Awareness award 2019 - Derrick Kay
This year’s Raising Awareness award is going to Derrick Kay, celebrating his uplifting and engaging media work.
Disney warns of seizure-risk with new Star Wars film
International imagination icon Disney has advised that the latest Star Wars film could pose a seizure risk in people with photosensitive epilepsy.
Epilepsy Action employer award 2019 - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has won the Epilepsy Action employer award, 2019. They have been an incredibly supportive of several employees who have epilepsy.
Live better, live safer with epilepsy
Dr Heather Angus-Leppan explores the efforts to help reduce epilepsy-related deaths in the UK.
The earlier the better for epilepsy surgery
A person with drug-resistant epilepsy who has early surgery has a better chance of becoming seizure free. This is according to a study in Sweden.
A compound in coriander could offer hope for new epilepsy treatments
Researchers at the University of California have discovered a compound that could be used to reduce epileptic seizures. The study, headed by Professor Geoff Abbott, is the first to look in detail at cilantro – known as coriander in the UK.
Epilepsy Action fundraiser award 2019 - Bob Sutcliffe
The Epilepsy Action fundraiser award 2019 goes to Bob Sutcliffe.
Mum set to go on hunger strike for cannabis treatment
The mum of a boy with severe epilepsy is set to go on hunger strike until the government funds cannabis treatment.