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Police marched a Birmingham family off an aircraft – after a row over a disabled four-year-old’s seating arrangements. Mum Sabrina McCarl said she was “humiliated” by Monarch staff after she protested that her young son Tiago could not sit alone and wear a safety harness for take-off. The dispute ended... read more →

On a dark night in November, Meagan Patrick drove from her home in Acton with her husband, Ken, and their two children to a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Portland. Ken parked and went in, while Meagan and the kids waited in the car. “It was literally in a back alley,”... read more →

Sometimes, Brette Garnatz tells people the scars on her neck were caused by a cougar attack. “And some people believe it,” the 28-year-old Lakeside resident said with a grin. In fact, the narrow scars were caused not by an animal but by a surgeon’s knife. Garnatz had outpatient surgery in... read more →

Over the last year, Meagan Patrick has watched her daughter, Addelyn, go from a happy, healthy baby to a medically fragile 14-month-old who cannot sit or stand on her own, does not want to eat and is awake and alert only for very brief periods each day. She is nearly... read more →

A London hospital is the first in Britain to pioneer home testing for epilepsy patients. The brain-scanning service rolled out by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will benefit hundreds of people who suffer devastating seizures, and improve treatment. Home monitoring allows patients to carry on with daily life without... read more →

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval for studies to begin on a medicinal form of marijuana for the treatment of intractable epilepsy in children. The drug, cannabidiol (Epidiolex, GW Pharmaceuticals) is the largest nonpsychoactive component of the cannabis plant. The product has also been granted orphan... read more →

Philanthropist and community activist Sally B. Thornton founded an annual benefit event nearly a decade ago to raise awareness about epilepsy and funds to support the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County. She called it Gingerbread City, and its most recent iteration occurred Tuesday at The Grand Del Mar. The... read more →

Patients with severe epilepsy are giving scientists the chance to see the human brain in action, a view they could never get with an MRI or other high-tech tools. By applying small jolts of electricity to the brain, they're able to wipe out a person's ability to recognize faces, spark... read more →

For nine years, Heather Jackson's son Zaki basically lived as a toddler. Zaki's epilepsy caused nearly nonstop seizures, rendering him incontinent and totally dependent on his mother. Today, his health has taken a complete turn for the better, thanks to an elixir called Charlotte's Web. That's the name of a... read more →

THE mother of a 21-year-old who died suddenly due to epilepsy has paid tribute to her "best friend". Barbara Hepworth's daughter Amy Marsden died in April after having a seizure. And yesterday , the 52-year-old organised a festive 5km fun run at Markeaton Park to help raise funds for the... read more →