Epilepsy Talk

Trump wants tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs!

May 23, 2025
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Here’s which drugs could disappear from hospitals first…

From epidurals to life-saving cancer treatments, the results could be disastrous.


Are You One of the 80% with Seizure Cycles?

May 15, 2025
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Seizure cycles occur in more than 80% of people with epilepsy, a retrospective analysis found.

“The patterns are important across the course of a day, but there are also patterns over weeks and months.”


Marijuana’s time has come. ..

April 29, 2025
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“If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.

Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.” — William F. Buckley Jr.

Americans have spoken.

Congress listened.

Marijuana’s time has come.


Forecasts of epilepsy seizures could become a reality…

April 22, 2025
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Seizures are like a storm in the rain.

Not knowing when your next seizure will hit can be unnerving, at best.

Will a seizure happen five minutes from now, five weeks from now or five months from now?

It’s a crapshoot. Even with triggers and auras.


Concussion diagnosis in 15 minutes? 

April 18, 2025
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Can a video game detect a concussion?

Not exactly. But a computerized test, similar to a video game can do just that…

In 15 minutes!


New hope for drug resistant epilepsy…

April 6, 2025
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Drug-resistant epilepsy with uncontrolled severe seizures — despite state-of-the-art medical treatment — continues to be a major problem for up to 30% of patients with epilepsy.


Hospitals Criticized For Keeping Quiet On Charity Care…

March 28, 2025
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“Too many nonprofit hospitals fail to adequately publicize their charity-care programs, two advocacy groups say in a survey report.”


Contribute to Doctors Without Borders today and TRIPLE your generosity!

December 3, 2024
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It doesn’t matter whether it’s $5.00 or $500. Every single dollar counts and will be tripled.


NFL solving the brain injury crisis?

October 29, 2024
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The future of protective helmets could change forever.

Thanks to this new, puffy 12 oz. covering – and the mom and pop shop that makes it.


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    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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