KCL Rare Diseases

King's College London, Students 4 Rare Diseases Society - 46% of patients wait over a year for a rare disease diagnosis. It's up to us to speed that up.

[National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) @RareDiseases]

Retweet for #WednesdayWisdom: 30 Million Americans are living with #rarediseases and more than half of those individuals are children.

[National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) @RareDiseases]

A1: DYK that #rarediseases are actually not so rare! There are 30 Million Americans impacted by #raredisease! #RDD18Chat

[Rare Disease Day @rarediseaseday]

Rare Disease Day 2018 is on 28 February!
Join us on social media to #ShowYourRare - from face paint selfies to a Thunderclap campaign, there are many creative ways to take part: https://t.co/I51McDo0Q6

[MedicsforRareDisease @MedicsForRare]

On #rarediseaseday we are changing to Medics4RareDiseases. We want to reach doctors in training as well as medical students in order to change attitudes to rare diseases in the healthcare profession. But of course - all HCPs welcome! #curiosity #compassion #RareDisease #MedEd

[Crohn's & Colitis UK @CrohnsColitisUK]

#CrohnsAndColitisAwarenessWeek is here! Please RT to improve understanding of #Crohns Disease and Ulcerative #Colitis. They are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (#IBD) which affects 300,000 people in the UK and millions more worldwide

♡ https://t.co/DJ4HerU4SJ

[MedicsforRareDisease @MedicsForRare]

Lucy, our Educational Coordinator, is back from Africa! We continue the process of rebranding to Medics4RareDiseases! #Meded #Raredisease

[Crohn's & Colitis UK @CrohnsColitisUK]

Winter is coming … so if you have #Crohns or #Colitis, don’t forget to get your flu jab!
https://t.co/NE1JZSt9vp

[Raynaud's Assn. @raynaudsorg]

10 Myths About #Raynauds Phenomenon: https://t.co/W98JEGVhSm #Raynaud'sAware

[ManchesterCFResearch @Manchester_cf]

It's #WorldArthritisDay
@cftrust registry reports more than 10% of adults with #CF have #arthritis or arthropathy

[National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) @RareDiseases]

#WednesdayWisdom retweet to share: 30 M Americans live w/ a #raredisease & more than half of those are children: https://t.co/RptPreG5v1

[Rare Disease UK @rarediseaseuk]

Collectively, rare diseases are not rare: 1 in 17 people will be affected by a #raredisease at some point in their life.

[Time to Change @TimetoChange]

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay. Too many people are made to feel ashamed because of their mental illness: that has to change.

[Book Monster Ally @BookMonsterAlly]

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay
Mental health problems are NOT a sign of weakness
Quite the opposite
It takes strength & courage to fight
Listen.

[Chwarae Teg @chwaraeteg]

1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem this year.

Don't suffer in silence.

#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Mind @MindCharity]

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Please support us if you can and get support if you need it - we're here for you #WMHD Please share!

[NHS North West Leadership Academy @nhsnwla]

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay make a pledge to look after each other and yourself focussing on workplace wellbeing

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

The focus for #WorldMentalHealthDay is mental health at work. People with mental health problems make a huge contribution to our economy:

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

On #WorldMentalHealthDay we’re highlighting the benefits of investing in mental health interventions https://t.co/9CMhjvAIaM