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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 […]

19th June 2019

The Manchester Rare Disease Showcase

Jo McPherson advocates, medical student, Networking, Patients, rare disease, Showcase 0

Join Findacure for The Manchester Rare Disease Showcase – a day long conference celebrating rare disease developments in Manchester and North West England.

19th June 2019

The Cambridge Rare Disease Showcase

Jo McPherson medical student, Networking, Patients, rare disease, Showcase 0

Join Findacure for the annual Cambridge Rare Disease Showcase – a relaxed and informal networking evening in one of the UK’s most prominent scientific hubs.

29th May 2019

Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Jo McPherson disease, raredisease, Research doctor, doctor in training, medical student, medicine, neurofibromatosis, NF1, rare disease

The most common of the Neurofibromatoses, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a condition that leads to tumors growing on nerves alongside effects on other organs. It affects approximately 1 in 2700 births, and can be due to autosomal dominant inheritance from the parents or new mutations in the gene NF1 in the affected child.

14th April 2019

Small Vessel Vasculitis

Lucy McKay Research, Rheumatology doctor, doctor in training, medical student, medicine, rare disease, Rheumatology, Small Vessel Vasculitis, Vasculitis

Time for a little Rheumatology revision. In this article Dr Mariam Al-Attar, one of our M4RD Clinical Ambassadors, explains why she’s interested in Rheumatology. Plus you can have a look […]

31st January 2019

Winner of Student Voice Essay Competition 2018 to Speak at M4RD’s The Unusual Suspects

Lucy McKay competition daretothinkrare, doctor, findacure, medical student, patient, rare disease

The M4RD team were really happy to work with Findacure on The Student Voice Essay Competition once again. This annual competition is a great opportunity to engage the clinicians of the future in the field of rare diseases. It is always so encouraging to read the submitted essays which demonstrate the kind of open-minded approach that we feel is needed when caring for people with rare diseases.

24th July 2018

The M4RD Red Flags Survey Launches Today!

Lucy McKay Uncategorised education, M4RD red flags survey, med student, medical education, medical student, medicine, rare disease, red flags, red flags of rare disease, research, survey

Medics4RareDiseases are excited to announce the launch of their new research project: The M4RD Red Flags Survey. The purpose of the survey is to find out what different rare diseases have in common during the time before diagnosis, a period often called ‘the diagnostic odyssey’. We need all UK based patient groups to take part. Read more to find out how…

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.