Posted 7 months ago by Jo McPherson

Jennifer Jones has a PhD in Medical Sociology from the London School of Hygiene and...

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Posted 8 months ago by Jo McPherson

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic of early 2020, a group of concerned advocates...

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Posted 1 year ago by Lucy McKay

There are 5,000-8,000 known rare diseases which when combined are estimated to affect up to...

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Posted 2 years ago by Jo McPherson

People living with rare disease often face a diagnostic odyssey, typically waiting years for a...

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Posted 2 years ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract:  The incidence of mental health disorders is significantly higher in individuals with a rare...

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Posted 2 years ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract: Medical students automatically couple rare illnesses with biomedical minutiae. Upon meeting CS (pseudonym), a...

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Posted 2 years ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract: Medical student training is largely focused on acquiring knowledge of diseases and their management,...

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Posted 2 years ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract: Background Late and misdiagnoses of rare disease patients are common and often result in...

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Posted 2 years ago by Lucy McKay

Abstract: This article presents an approach to "thinking genetically" in primary care. Busy practitioners often...

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