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27th September 2018

M4RD Welcome a New CEO

Dr Lucy McKay becomes the new (and first ever) Chief Executive Officer of Medics4RareDiseases.

24th July 2018

The M4RD Red Flags Survey Launches Today!

Lucy McKay Uncategorised education, M4RD red flags survey, med student, medical education, medical student, medicine, rare disease, red flags, red flags of rare disease, research, survey

Medics4RareDiseases are excited to announce the launch of their new research project: The M4RD Red Flags Survey. The purpose of the survey is to find out what different rare diseases have in common during the time before diagnosis, a period often called ‘the diagnostic odyssey’. We need all UK based patient groups to take part. Read more to find out how…

31st May 2018

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Lucy McKay Uncategorised chest pain, emergency medicine, heart attack, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine

Not your typical heart attack patient

11th April 2018

Dementia Strikes Children Too

Lucy McKay Uncategorised awareness, Battens, campaign, childhood, dementia, MPS, Niemann-Pick, patient, rare disease

This week a brilliant campaign was launched to raise awareness of childhood dementia

7th March 2018

When Dan Met Lucy on Rare Disease Day 2018

Lucy McKay Uncategorised acromegaly, awareness, Clinical examination, doctor, endocrine, foundation doctors, med school, med student, medical, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine, opthalmology, OSCE, rare, rare disease, rare disease day

VIDEO: Dan Jeffries, owner of two rare diseases and author of ‘Me, Myself & Eye’, interviewed M4RD Founder Lucy McKay. Watch the video to hear Dan’s interesting story of being diagnosed during an OSCE and to find out what M4RD is all about from the zebra’s mouth.