We may have all heard the phrase “save a life, give blood”, but what we may not have heard about is the cultural disparity that exists in blood and organ […]
We can’t quite believe that it’s been (just over) six months since our 2022/23 cohort joined us – and what a journey it’s been with SO many wonderful activities being […]
Thanks so much to everyone for getting involved with this year’s Rare Disease Day! It’s been amazing how many of you have shown your stripes and they all look fantastic! […]
Happy Rare Disease Day! We can finally reveal the special segment recorded with Medscape for Rare Disease Day. We would like to thank everyone involved in making this happen, it […]
Dr Lauren Ferretti is a paediatric registrar in London with a life-long commitment to charity fundraising and an interest in genetics and whole genome sequencing. Through working with M4RD as […]
We are M4RD and we #daretothinkrare Medics4RareDiseases is a registered charity started by medics, for medics! In fact, M4RD started out as a university society at Barts & The London. […]
Agata Oliwa has recently finished her medical degree at the University of Glasgow. She has started the Specialist Academic Foundation Programme this summer in the North East. Agata aspires to […]
Grace Knight studied medicine at Keele University and is about to become an F1 in Coventry. Her passion for improving rare disease education was sparked by her younger brothers’ rare […]
M4RD is delighted to announce that we will be hosting an interactive virtual event exclusively for medical students wishing to learn more about complex communication skills. This event is initiated […]
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) refers to a group of conditions that affects connective tissues, which includes skin, bones, blood vessels and many other organs. Symptoms of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome can […]