STUDY IDENTIFIES RED FLAGS OF RARE DISEASE
Published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 21st May 2024: A new study, by Medics4RareDiseases, has identified seven ‘red flags, or clinical clues, that point to a patient having an […]
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Empowering Families and Healthcare Professionals: A Look at the Resources Offered by Unique
Who are Unique? In the world of rare genetic conditions, understanding the intricacies of a specific disorder and accessing comprehensive information can be a daunting task for families and healthcare […]
M4RD and Medscape Education release new ITN Film
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 […]
7 Ways you can gear up for Rare Disease Day on February 28th 2023
Rare disease day highlights the impact of rare disease on millions of people all around the world. There’s loads of ways you can get involved to support this incredible day, […]
The Dangers of ‘Optimism Bias’
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 […]
12 Tips To Learn About Rare Diseases
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 […]
What seems to be the problem?
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 […]
Rare Diseases Action Plan – Actions 8 & 9
This is the third instalment of M4RD’s comments on the English Rare Diseases Action Plan. I will now discuss Action 8; Extend the remit of the Genomics Education Programme to […]
Rare Diseases Action Plan Focus on Action 6
In this post Emma will focus on Action 6 of the England Rare Disease Action Plan; develop an innovative digital educational resource. This is the first action listed in the Plan […]
It’s not ‘just hypermobility’
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 […]