The Prime Minister has today, 14 January, recognised Debbie Dixon, from Tarporley, for funding heart defect screenings for young adults. Debbie has raised over £210,000 to fund heart defect screenings for young adults in partnership with charity ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’. After the sudden loss of her son Aaron to an undetected heart defect at
A mum from Essex who has raised over £125,000 for Cardiac Risk in Young (CRY) and worked tirelessly to promote the importance of heart screening in young people, has been awarded with a British Empire Medal in the Queens New Year’s Honours list, for services to Young People and charity. Caroline Gard (65) from Frinton, first
Interview with Professor Mary Sheppard When and why did you get started in pathology? I started in pathology because my professor at medical school was a superb teacher who transferred his knowledge and love of the subject to me. I also loved looking down a microscope at the images generated by examining human tissue for
“This has been another incredible year for CRY,” said CRY Chairman Hugh Mulcahey at our 17th annual Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons Terrace Pavilion. It’s the only way to describe 2018 after CRY’s developments in all key areas, from screening more young people than ever to publishing more impactful research. “I believe this is
Read Update 76 here CRY Update 76 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2018. We had plenty of highlights in all areas through the summer. CRY’s research continues to make an impact, including Dr Aneil Malhotra’s paper on the incidence and causes of young sudden cardiac death in adolescent footballers, which
CRY is today calling on the Secretary of State for Health and the UK National Screening Committee to formally acknowledge the scale of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD) in the UK, claiming that current policy and decision-making criteria is based on “flawed data”, putting the lives of hundreds of young people at risk each year. And,
CRY has always received incredible support in Wales. Local families, media and politicians have helped us spread awareness and complete vital screenings to test the hearts of young people all around the country. October 27th and 28th was a milestone weekend for CRY in Wales, with 200 young people being screened at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The
On Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 October 2018 around 200 local young people will be screened by CRY thanks to a large donation awarded by Councillor Doug Williams (Glyncoch Ward) generated through fundraising during his year as Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taf. Around £14,000 was generously donated to CRY from Cllr Williams – funding these two
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 12 runners who took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2018 on behalf of CRY on Sunday 14th October 2018. We are very grateful to each of our runners that took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon and for their fantastic fundraising efforts for CRY. We
Just as CRY’s screening programme continues to grow around the UK, so too does our standing in the medical community worldwide. Every year our International Medical Conference is a terrific event, giving our doctors an opportunity to present their latest research and for us to connect with other leading experts. 2018 was no different. Professor Sanjay