heathermason Sep 23 min readIs accessibility really that bad?💡 This weekend, I have had what one would call a lightbulb moment and a new raison d'être. It isn't anything that hasn't been discussed...
heathermason Jun 181 min readUse of β-Hydroxybutyrate salts in children with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase or pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiencyToday was a good day. I received the live link to a manuscript that I have been project managing. This one was a labour of love,...
heathermason May 132 min readInternational ME Awareness Week Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is thought to affect between 0.2-0.4% of the UK population....
heathermason Apr 251 min readHow can a medical writer support the rare disease community?Raquel Billiones, PhD and myself have been invited to moderate an Expert Discussion Group, at the upcoming European Medical Writers...
heathermason Apr 31 min readEMWA Spring conference is nearly upon us.The European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) 2024 Spring conference is almost upon us. Raquel Billiones and I will be moderating the...
heathermason Feb 121 min readSyndromes Without a Name (SWAN)On day 12 of our rare disease initiative, I have made a change to the format, to cover something that I feel completely necessary to...
heathermason Feb 111 min readI am Caoimhe, I have CAMK2.Today is day 11 of our rare disease initiative, and I had the absolute privilege of talking to Nev, the father of Caoimhe, who has CAMK2....
heathermason Feb 101 min readI am Elisia, I have 5q14.3 (MEF2C) deletion.Today is day 10 of our rare disease initiative. Today, Elisia's mum, Claire shares their journey of another ultra-rare condition, that...
heathermason Feb 91 min readI am Landry, I have CHAMP1 disorder.We have reached day 9 of our rare disease initiative. Today, Landry's mum, Lindsay, shares their journey of being diagnosed and living...
heathermason Jun 12, 20191 min readMedComms Day 12th June TODAY!!!TODAY is #MedComms day 12th June. This is what my day looks like today. What’s everyone else up to? Further promote the ‘Face Cancer’...
heathermason Jan 28, 20191 min readEmerging antibiotic-resistant disease able to jump from pigs to humans. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-researchers-to-tackle-drug-resistant-disease-that-jumps-from-pigs-to-humans #vaccines...