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The Rare Disease Podcast

The Rare Disease Podcast

By: Medics For Rare Disease
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3.5 million people in the UK live with a rare disease, so while each disease is individually rare, together rare diseases are common. Hear interviews with patients, clinicians, advocates, students and researchers focusing on rare disease in clinical medicine.


This podcast is brought to you by Medics for Rare Disease. Podcast distributors create their own transcripts and M4RD doesn’t take responsibility for them

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Episodes
  • We Thought It Was Just Seizures
    Jul 3 2025

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    For this week's episode of the podcast, Lucy chats to Abbie and her Father Steve.

    Whilst at primary school, Abbie was diagnosed with a very rare brain tumour during the COVID pandemic. Abbie shares her experiences along with Steve about her tumour.

    Views, ideas and opinions expressed in this podcast are personal to the individual and Medics4RareDiseases does not accept responsibility for those expressed by guests.

    M4RD receives funding from commercial companies which it works independently from. M4RD's Partners and Funders do not accept responsibility for any views expressed in this podcast.

    M4RD does not endorse any companies or products that it receives sponsorship from. For more information please see the show notes and www.m4rd.org/sponsors #DareToThinkRare

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    46 mins
  • Why excellent care shouldn’t depend on how common a condition is
    Jun 26 2025

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    For this episode of The Rare Disease Podcast for Medics, we're sharing a powerful presentation delivered by Lucy at the SOFT UK conference. Lucy introduces the work of Medics for Rare Disease and explores how healthcare professionals can make a real difference to people living with rare conditions.

    She discusses the importance of embedding rare disease education into medical training, the need for timely and accurate diagnosis, and why excellent care shouldn’t depend on how common a condition is.

    You can learn more about Rare Diseases by taking our Rare Disease 101 module online now via https://learn.m4rd.org/

    Views, ideas and opinions expressed in this podcast are personal to the individual and Medics4RareDiseases does not accept responsibility for those expressed by guests.

    M4RD receives funding from commercial companies which it works independently from. M4RD's Partners and Funders do not accept responsibility for any views expressed in this podcast.

    M4RD does not endorse any companies or products that it receives sponsorship from. For more information please see the show notes and www.m4rd.org/sponsors #DareToThinkRare

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    36 mins
  • What To Do When A Child Unexpectedly Dies
    Jun 19 2025

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    *Please be aware that this episode contains conversations about child loss.*

    For this week's episode of the podcast, Lucy chats with Nikki Speed from SUDC UK.

    SUDC UK are a national charity for Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood, which is a rare category of death which remains unexplained despite a thorough investigation. They help raise awareness of SUDC and help support families affected by it.

    To find out more about SUDC UK, head to their website https://sudc.org.uk/

    Views, ideas and opinions expressed in this podcast are personal to the individual and Medics4RareDiseases does not accept responsibility for those expressed by guests.

    M4RD receives funding from commercial companies which it works independently from. M4RD's Partners and Funders do not accept responsibility for any views expressed in this podcast.

    M4RD does not endorse any companies or products that it receives sponsorship from. For more information please see the show notes and www.m4rd.org/sponsors #DareToThinkRare

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    46 mins
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