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28th February 2026

It’s Rare Disease Day!

Emma Huskinson Rare Disease Day Healthcare professionals, Learn your stripes, medical education, Medics for Rare Diseases, patient advocacy, rare conditions, Rare Disease Awareness, rare disease day, Rare Disease Day 2026, show your stripes 0

Happy Rare Disease Day everyone! We have been astounded by all of the engagement we have received for this year’s campaign already. Don’t forget to post your stripy sock photos […]

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20th February 2026

It’s officially the year of the horse… but remember to listen for zebra-hooves too!

Emma Huskinson Rare Disease Day Healthcare Education, Learn your stripes, medical students, Medical Training, Medics for Rare, Nursing education, patient advocacy, rare conditions, Rare Disease Awareness, rare disease day, Rare Disease Day 2026, show your stripes

Happy Lunar New Year! As we welcome the year of the horse, remember to show some support for their stripey counterparts. As you may know, there is an old rhetoric […]

16th January 2026

6 weeks until Rare Disease Day 2026

Emma Huskinson Medics for Rare Disease, Rare Disease Day Healthcare professionals, Learn your stripes, Medics for Rare Disease, NHS, Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Day 2026, Rare Disease Training, show your stripes

Watch this space for the launch of our NEW mini training video and make sure you have your stripey socks at-the-ready because Rare Disease Day is looming! Rare Disease Day […]

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14th January 2026

Rare Disease Day 2026: #ShowYourStripes & #LearnYourStripes

Jo McPherson awareness campaign, Healthcare professionals, Learn your stripes, medical education, medical students, Medics for Rare Disease, NHS, Rare Disease Awareness, rare disease day, Rare Disease Day 2026, rare disease education, Rare Disease Training, rare diseases, show your stripes

Rare Disease Day 2026 is your chance to stand with the 3.5 million people in the UK living with a rare disease, and to take one small action that can […]

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12th November 2025

Big Plans for Rare Disease Day 2026!

Emma Huskinson M4RD, Medical Education, Rare Disease Day, Uncategorised medical education, Medics for Rare Disease, NHS, rare conditions, rare disease, Rare Disease Day 2026, show your stripes

Get ready to #ShowYourStripes February 28th may seem like a long way off but behind the scenes, Medics for Rare Disease staff are deep in planning mode! It will be […]

25th January 2023

#showyourstripes for Rare Disease Day!

Eleanor Churchill Uncategorised M4RD, rare disease, rare disease day, show your stripes

Rare Diseases affect 3.5 million people in the UK. People with rare conditions take an average of FIVE years to reach a diagnosis. They often experience diagnostic delay because healthcare […]