Family dogs may be able to predict epilepsy seizures in their owners up to an hour before they happen, according to the early indications of a new study.

Women and girls taking an epilepsy drug that causes birth defects should be automatically reviewed by specialists to see if alternatives can be prescribed, campaigners say.

Clara Sequin is one of thousands of young people in Ireland living with epilepsy. She has had to grow up quickly, says Áilin Quinlan

An Irish mother whose sons have been affected by exposure to an epilepsy drug has told European medical experts they must ensure that all women taking the drug are aware of the risks.

A three-year-old boy with a catastrophic form of epilepsy, who was the first person in Ireland to be legally allowed used cannabis for medicinal purposes, has been asked to leave his preschool because of concerns by staff in relation to the treatment of his condition.

People with epilepsy often encounter a lack of awareness in the workplace. Some don’t even get as far as securing a job because of their condition, says Áilín Quinlan.

Neuroscientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have made a major breakthrough in uncovering why epilepsy occurs.

The Foodie Forum incorporating the Gastronomy West Symposium (Tuesday, February 3) at GMIT, in Galway, may be just three years old but already comports itself with a swagger befitting its rapidly-growing status as one of the country’s premier food events.

After a delay of more than two years, a €500,000 unit for monitoring seizures in people with poorly controlled epilepsy has finally opened at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

A look back at the last few months of 2014

After a delay of more than two years a €500,000 specialist unit for monitoring seizures in people with poorly controlled epilepsy is set to open in January.

Setting pulses racing across the country, doctors and medical students have buffed up and stripped down for the all new Irish Doctor Calendar.

Men cross-dressing, runners of both sexes, charities jumping for joy — the Evening Echo Women’s mini- marathon attracted it’s usual quota of outrageous outfits, pink wigs and big hearts, all out for a good cause.

If compartmentalising your life was an Olympic sport, then I’d be a gold medal winner.

A groundbreaking epilepsy monitoring unit that could save hundreds of lives over the coming years has opened in Beaumont Hospital — but a sister site for Cork is still lying idle.

A €500,000 specialist unit for monitoring seizures in people with poorly-controlled epilepsy has lain idle for a year while more than 100 patients in vital need of assessment remain on a waiting list.

Fiona McMahon, who suffers from epilepsy, says inadvertently switching to a generic medication earlier this year could have cost her life.