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15 May 2019

Raising awareness for rare diseases: MPS Awareness Day

Shockingly, one baby is diagnosed with an MPS or related disease every eight days in the UK and there is currently no cure. To help raise awareness of MPS, our article looks at some facts about, and symptoms of the disease.

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27 February 2019

Rare Disease Day 2019: A patient perspective on primary sclerosing cholangitis

To help raise awareness for Rare Disease Day, our intern interviewed Debbie, the office manager at Porterhouse Medical, on what it’s like to live with a rare disease.

Porterhouse Medical on Jeans for Genes Day 2018

25 September 2018

Porterhouse raise awareness for children with genetic disorders on Jeans for Genes Day 2018

The Porterhouse team made us proud by ‘wearing jeans to change lives’ on Jeans for Genes Day last Friday.

15 February 2018

Why is it important to raise awareness of rare diseases?

On the last day of February each year, countries worldwide take part in Rare Disease Day to raise awareness of a diverse group of disorders that affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people in Europe or fewer than 200,000 people in the USA.

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