It’s 2018 and rare diseases are still not being consistently diagnosed, treated and supported effectively. RAREfest is a first-of-its kind rare disease inspired festival conceived and brought to you by Cambridge Rare Disease Network (CRDN). Free to attend, this 2-day festival will shine a light on some successes and innovative solutions that are striving to address […]
It’s 2018 and rare diseases are still not being consistently diagnosed, treated and supported effectively. Free to attend, this 2-day festival will shine a light on some successes and innovative solutions that are striving to address this. RAREfest will raise awareness of rare conditions and bring together all stakeholders in the rare disease community alongside the general public […]
Dr Melita Irving, Consultant Geneticist, President of The Genetics Section of The Royal Society of Medicine and long-term friend of M4RD…is hosting this evening lecture organised by the awesome King’s College Medical Genetics Society. Rare Diseases is an exciting field to be working in these days as new treatments are emerging for previously untreatable conditions. […]
Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) is evolving from a rare disease of renal arteries accounting for a minority of cases of secondary hypertension in young women, to a ‘systemic’ vascular disease which can also affect cervico-cephalic, coronary, and iliac arteries.
This is an RSM and Medics 4 Rare Diseases joint event where clinicians at all stages of their training, will be informed about why rare diseases are important to everyday medicine.
28 February 2019 will be the twelfth international Rare Disease Day coordinated by EURORDIS.
KCL MedGenSoc presents: A Talk on Haemophilia We are honoured to be hosting no less than two guest speakers for this event; KCH Haematology Consultant Dr Catherine Rea, who specialises in clotting disorders YouTuber Luke Pembroke, who himself suffers from Haemophilia Refreshments will be served before and after the talk. A sign up for a […]
Hear expert nephrologists from clinical and academic fields present the latest updates and developments in a variety of rare disease areas.
Leading experts will explore the pathophysiology of PKU, the impact of high phenylalanine levels on the brain of adult patients and the effect of PKU and aging.
Well-known experts in the epigenetics world such as; Professor Wolf Reik, Professor Stephan Beck, Professor Sir Adrian Bird, and Dr Nessa Carey will come together and give awe-inspiring talks across the epigenetics spectrum.
