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

What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) 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. Here is a PH overview: http://bit.ly/1k1nh2O…

World Thrombosis Day: October 13th

October 13 is #WorldThrombosisDay, an event that increases global awareness and focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood disease of thrombosis as an urgent and growing health problem. Read more: http://bit.ly/1Liseyv…


A Conversation With Rare Disease Advocates