Marta Ribeiro,  —

Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

Articles by Marta Ribeiro

Pulmonary Hypertension Patient: How to Mix Remodulin IV

Living with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be extremely difficult, and patients who are newly diagnosed with this condition sometimes feel lost and without support. Pulmonary hypertension it’s a rare condition, currently with no known cure, but there are some treatment options available that can help ease the symptoms…

Pulmonary Hypertension Testimony: Shani’s Story

Pulmonary hypertension is a respiratory disease characterized by high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Being a rare and progressive disorder, it may be lonely to suffer from pulmonary hypertension. In this video, 25-year-old Shani shares her story of pulmonary hypertension, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was…

Chloe Temtchine Launches Music Video Featuring PH Kids

After being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, the singer Chloe Temtchine and her good friend and songwriter Toby Gad, combined their talents to help raise awareness and funds for the disease. The duo launched a record that became a symbol of the fight, called “Breathe”. As there are no treatments currently…

Do You Know How to Spot a Fake Disabled Person?

When someone thinks about disability, they often think about someone who is probably using a wheelchair, who can’t walk or has difficulty with their movements, they may think about people who cannot leave the house. But having a disability doesn’t necessarily mean that your condition is visible to others,…

8 Curious Facts About Lungs

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disease that refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, which results in a severe difficulty in breathing among patients. And with pulmonary hypertension, every breath matters, as some patients explain to you in this article. Breathing is the most important thing your…

Exploring Health and Exploring Pulmonary Hypertension

https://vimeo.com/170026807 Meet Debbie Atkinson, a 54-year-old grandmother who was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, in 2002. After experiencing the most common symptom of PH (shortness of breath) in her day-to-day routine, Debbie knew she had to visit a doctor who could help her. At the time, she didn’t know she was…

A Pulmonary Hypertension Parody of a Taylor Swift Song

Chloe Temtchine is no stranger to the pulmonary hypertension community. She’s a youtube star, singer, and songwriter who saw her life completely change when she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. For a couple of moments, Chloe thought that she had to give up her singing dream. But fortunately…

How a PH Research App Could Impact Patient Care

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disease that refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. These are the arteries that carry deoxygenated blood from a person’s heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen. This condition can affect anyone, at any age and either…


A Conversation With Rare Disease Advocates