An ultra-marathon cyclist with epilepsy has broken world indoor-track records for the longest distances covered in six and eight hours. READ MORE
Jul
13
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11
Cleveland police are looking for a missing woman who is considered endangered because she needs her medication. Authorities say 18-year-old Nelcie Saldaivar-Cruz has epilepsy and does not have her medication with her. READ MORE
Jun
30
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LivaNova's vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy (VNS Therapy) system for use as an adjunctive treatment in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients aged 4 years and older with partial-onset seizures refractory to antiepileptic medications, the company has announced. READ MORE
Jun
27
A father and son at the Fanboy Expo Comic Con got some unexpected help from a live action hero Friday. Frank McAlister, in a Facebook post, said he and his 36-year-old son, Ted, were at the comic convention in Knoxville for the first time to meet the people behind the... read more →
Jun
20
Snapping a selfie may come with an unwanted side effect, at least for one teen. In a recent case report from Canada, doctors saw seizure-like activity in a teen's brainwaves just after the teen took a selfie. READ MORE
Jun
12
Lily’s Fund, which raises money for epilepsy research at UW-Madison, will be hosting Lily’s Luau in January for the 10th and final time. READ MORE
Jun
11
When Reverend Antonio Corbin sits in counselling sessions with a member of his congregation, he brings to bear an empathy and understanding based on his personal experience. READ MORE
Jun
09
Virginia Morrison, who just graduated from Orange Park High School, was diagnosed with epilepsy in kindergarten and struggled to learn to speak and read. READ MORE
Jun
06
An Illinois man is being hailed as a hero after police say he jumped into a moving car to save a driver who was having a seizure. READ MORE
Jun
05
The reality TV personality, who became ABC's first-ever Bachelorette star, was on a trip with her family in Croatia, when she had a seizure. She wrote about the incident on Instagram Saturday. READ MORE