Prescriptions for newer antiseizure medications (ASMs) among Medicaid patients with epilepsy are less likely to be given to Black, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island individuals, according to findings published…
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Writing in the January 12, 2023 issue of Nature Genetics, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, collaborating with an international…
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Epilepsy clinical trials study possible interventions for seizure prevention. Interventions might include medications, procedures, or behavioral changes. Read the full article here.
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The CES 2023 tech trends session outlined how digital health technologies were transforming homes into a health hub and featured SK Biopharmaceuticals’ epilepsy wearables on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nev.…
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Described as “sunshine in shoes,” Disney star Cameron Boyce’s life came to a sudden end in 2019 and his parents want to make sure it does not happen to anyone else.…
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Medication, electrical implants, and brain surgery are among the interventions that can limit dangerous and sometimes deadly epileptic seizures. However, experts say there is a fourth method that is both non-invasive…
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke are well-known causes of acquired epilepsy. TBI is also a risk factor for stroke, and injury-induced stroke may indirectly convey a proportion of the…
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An action plan can help a person who has epilepsy and other people around them know what to do in case a seizure happens. Everyone who is diagnosed with epilepsy would benefit from an action…
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Seeing purple in November always makes Elizabeth Spika Augustine smile. Purple is the awareness color for epilepsy and November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Put the two together, and it…
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