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Author: Rowan Hart

PhD Student on the TRAM MB-PhD programme at the University of Edinburgh

Understanding gout better, we need you!

Gout is on the rise, with global cases increasing significantly over the past few decades. Despite these numbers, managing gout effectively remains a challenge. Less than 40% of patients in the UK receive recommended long-term medication for gout1, such as allopurinol or febuxostat, and patients continue to suffer recurrent flares of intense pain needlessly.  Why the gap?  Many patients aren’t fully informed about gout […]

25th March 2026 0

Sticky back notes on a wall

Not Just Lab Coats: Exploring the Realities of a PhD in Gout

“Agile Project Management” by VFS Digital Design is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse Research. The Cambridge Dictionary1 defines research as ‘a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding’. The word ‘research’ may evoke an image of […]

30th January 2025 0

Head shot of PhD student Rowan Hart

TRAM MB-PhD: That’s a lot of letters!

There it was… I knew immediately that this was a path I wanted to take. Hello everyone! My name is Rowan and I am currently in the middle of my first year of the TRAM MB-PhD programme. I shudder slightly as I transition from saying start of my first year to middle of my first […]

17th December 2024 0

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