Not your usual heart attack
Heart attacks may not be rare but SCAD is! Today is World Heart Day and although heart attacks may not be rare, there are other causes of heart attacks that […]
Heart attacks may not be rare but SCAD is! Today is World Heart Day and although heart attacks may not be rare, there are other causes of heart attacks that […]
We’re excited to announce the appointment of our new part-time Operations and Finance Manager, Jo McPherson. Many of you will already recognise the name because Jo has been helping out Lucy […]
Richard Lynn has retired after 31 years as the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit’s Scientific Coordinator and M4RD would like to thank him for advocating for those affected by rare disease. Richard started […]
M4RD is hiring Please note that this job vacancy is now closed for applicants – 21st March 2021 We’re looking for someone to become the part-time Operations and Finance Manager […]
Rare Disease 101 Today Medics4RareDiseases has launched its online, interactive e-learning platform dedicated to teaching medics the fundamentals of rare disease and help them manage both their undiagnosed and diagnosed […]
Written by Dr Lucy McKay, CEO of Medics4RareDiseases The new UK Rare Diseases Framework has identified four key priority areas for addressing the challenges faced by those living with a […]
Rare Disease 101 Today Medics4RareDiseases has realised a long-term goal: we have created Rare Disease 101 training for medical professionals. RD101 is an online and interactive education module created for […]
Written by Chloe Bell, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Manchester Hi, my name is Chloe and I’m currently a fourth-year medical student at the University of Manchester. […]
Written by Dr Katherine Colvin, European Medical Journal (EMJ) Rare diseases are individually rare, but collectively common. Rare diseases, each occurring in fewer than 1 in 2,000 people (EU definition1), affect 3.5–5.9% […]
Join us on Instagram Live Last year, Dr Sandy Ayoub (now alumnus of St George’s University of London) teamed up with the patient group, FOP and Friends, to talk directly to […]