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While lying in a hospital bed, Alivia Heinzerling wasn't thinking about herself or her seizure disorder. Instead, the daughter of Andrea and Jason Heinzerling was pondering how to help others. During an overnight stay Aug. 29 at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor,... read more →

The Danny Did Foundation will celebrate its fifth anniversary this month with a fundraiser designed to raise money to help families with children suffering from epilepsy. An Evening of Hearts and Hugs is scheduled to take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Jean Marie Ryan Center... read more →

Rick Harrison of History Channel’s hit reality series PAWN STARS is doing something to use his fame for good works. With a history of seizures in his youth, Harrison is leading the inaugural “Pawn Stars Poker Run” in Las Vegas to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Nevada on Sunday, October... read more →

A little boy was left fighting for his life after a horrific allergic reaction to epilepsy medication made his skin fall off in chunks. Five-year-old Ellis Stacey developed a one-in-a-million condition that gripped his body, covering his skin in agonising blisters. Within days, the skin on his face, back, arms... read more →

Had she been delivered just hours earlier, life may be very different for Cassie Wiggins. The now four-year-old is severely brain damaged, suffers epilepsy and requires around the clock care. Four years on and a hospital has admitted a series of mistakes made by medical staff caring for her mother... read more →

A disabled child had to sleep in a dog cage because a council refused to provide a special bed, it has been claimed. Sadie Fenton Hunt, 10, has a rare form of epilepsy and can’t be allowed out of bed at night in case she hurts herself. Her mother Effie used... read more →

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill's shoutout to "Doc Smith in Grand Rapids" is captured in a video clip on ESPN's Big Ten blog. Kill's comment came after Minnesota's 30-14 victory over Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 27. Kill credited Dr. Brien Smith, an epilepsy specialist at Spectrum Health, for helping him to... read more →

New York has requested federal permission to import out-of-state marijuana so children and young adults with epilepsy can get medication soon instead of waiting for the state to develop its own program. Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, in letters to the Justice Department, said there's evidence that cannabidiol, the active... read more →

"Nana's Secret Soda is the premier cannabis infused soda brand in the State of Washington. Cecilia Sivertson is a pioneer and one of the most loved and quoted figures in the infused cannabis goods industry. Canna Brands is both pleased and honored that Cecilia would sign an Agreement with their Company. They look forward... read more →

Scientists may have taken a step forward when it comes to better understand severe, difficult-to-treat forms of childhood epilepsy. They've discovered the gene mutations responsible, which disrupt functioning in the synapse, the highly dynamic junction at which nerve cells communicate with one another. The current study actually adds to a list... read more →