Epilepsy
The ‘epilepsy warriors’ breaking down the barriers in Cameroon
Amid alarming rates of the illness, many living with it are seen as cursed. Now these myths are being challenged
Promise Eze
03, Apr, 2024 @12:00 PM
Women must be told of sodium valproate risk to unborn babies | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article on how the epilepsy medication was prescribed to pregnant women despite the known risks
26, Feb, 2024 @6:04 PM
The mothers fighting a scandal bigger than thalidomide: ‘We were told the medication was safe’
Since the 1970s, it has been known that sodium valproate can harm babies in the womb. So why was it prescribed to pregnant women?
Anna Moore
22, Feb, 2024 @5:00 AM
NHS drug shortages are partly a political failure | Letters
Letters: Britain is pushing for patent changes in India that could increase the cost of generic drugs, writes Tim Bierley; plus letters from readers on the human cost of shortages
22, Jan, 2024 @5:52 PM
‘The worst I’ve known it’: the struggle to get vital medicines in the UK
Four people with conditions that require consistent medication explain how the shortages have affected their wellbeing
Rachel Hall
14, Jan, 2024 @10:00 PM
Experience: I fell off a 40ft cliff
My mum saw me from above, lying in a pool of water, a deep shade of crimson lapping around my ears
Angharad Elliot
15, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM
A moment that changed me: the sixth-form seizure that forced me to let go of stress for ever
My diagnosis meant I couldn’t drive, drink much or stay up late. A disaster for a 17-year-old. But it also showed me what was most important
Larissa Hurt
04, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM
Don’t define us by our health conditions | Letter
Letter: Labels are misunderstood and do little to diminish stigma, writes Chris Bennett
24, Sep, 2023 @4:15 PM
Two epilepsy patients’ seizures greatly reduced in stem cell therapy trial
Early results show promise in trial involving injection of lab-grown inhibitory neurons into brain
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
18, Jun, 2023 @2:33 PM
Gaia Pope’s family angry at lack of police and health reforms a year after inquest
Relatives of Dorset teenager say some organisations have only made minor tweaks after coroner’s findings
Steven Morris
29, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Morrisons fined £3.5m after death of employee with epilepsy
Matthew Gunn, who fell from stairs during a seizure at Tewkesbury branch, suffered catastrophic head injuries
Nadeem Badshah
17, Mar, 2023 @7:01 PM
Jennifer Preston obituary
Other lives: Teacher and charity worker who co-founded Sudep Action, which helps those affected by sudden unexplained death in epilepsy syndrome
Eleanor Preston
12, Mar, 2023 @6:02 PM
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