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29th February 2020

Rare Disease Day 2020

Jo McPherson raredisease, Uncategorised awareness, diagnosis, doctor, doctors in training, foundation doctors, medical education, medical school, medical student, rare disease, rare disease day

On this rare day take time to listen to a patient story and decide what you will do to make a difference to 300 million people living worldwide with a […]

25th June 2019

Medics4RareDiseases becomes a UK Registered Charity

Lucy McKay Uncategorised Charity, Charity Commission, Diagnostic odyssey, funding, fundraising, health, healthcare, medical education, medical school, rare disease, sickness, sponsorship

Medics4RareDiseases registered as a UK charity who’s object is the relief of sickness and preservation of health of those suffering from rare diseases.

1st November 2018

Are you Aware of Acromegaly?

Lucy McKay Endocrinology, Research acromegaly, Dan Jeffries, endocrine, medical education, medical school, medicine, rare disease

Today is Acromegaly Awareness Day 2018 so take this opportunity to brush up on signs, symptoms and management of this rare disease with a video from Dan Jeffries

31st May 2018

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Lucy McKay Uncategorised chest pain, emergency medicine, heart attack, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine

Not your typical heart attack patient

7th March 2018

When Dan Met Lucy on Rare Disease Day 2018

Lucy McKay Uncategorised acromegaly, awareness, Clinical examination, doctor, endocrine, foundation doctors, med school, med student, medical, medical education, medical school, medical student, medicine, opthalmology, OSCE, rare, rare disease, rare disease day

VIDEO: Dan Jeffries, owner of two rare diseases and author of ‘Me, Myself & Eye’, interviewed M4RD Founder Lucy McKay. Watch the video to hear Dan’s interesting story of being diagnosed during an OSCE and to find out what M4RD is all about from the zebra’s mouth.