Reframing Rare Disease
It may be impossible for all doctors to have knowledge of more than 7,000 recognised rare diseases. However, it is feasible for all future and current medical professionals to learn […]
It may be impossible for all doctors to have knowledge of more than 7,000 recognised rare diseases. However, it is feasible for all future and current medical professionals to learn […]
On Tuesday Lucy was invited to present alongside Sioned Preece at the UK Astrazeneca conference held at the Intercontinental right next to the O2 in North Greenwich! Astrazeneca has recently […]
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, […]
by Dr Alexandra Downes, Paediatric Registrar My Rare Disease journey began in the second year of my Human Genetics degree at University College London. I still remember to this day […]
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 […]
Say hello to our newest team member!! Eleanor Churchill has joined us in the newly created role of Digital Projects Officer. We are so excited to welcome her to the […]
Are you a young person interested in finding out more about genomics and health, or affected by a rare or genetic condition? Chromosomes! Dr Andrew Fry, Clinical Senior Lecturer in […]
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. […]
Medics4RareDiseases has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at M4RD receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 in the UK or […]
We are delighted to announce our 10th annual symposium and, for the first time since 2020, it’s returning live and in-person! SAVE THE DATE… Join us on Wednesday 15th February […]