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 Rehabilitation?

In this video from DeKalb Medical North Decatur, discover more about pulmonary rehabilitation and how these exercises are “designed to improve the quality of life for patients with chronic lung disease.” Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1VElTQA…

Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Fibrosis

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary fibrosis was IPF Drug in Phase 2 Study Reduced Lung Fibrosis, Improved Function in 35% of Patients written by Margarida Azevedo. FibroGen, Inc., recently disclosed potentially groundbreaking results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of the company’s…

Dr. Chan Talks About Living with IPF and Drug Therapy

Dr. Charles Chan, an idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis researcher at University Health Network, Toronto, speaks about IPF and the drug therapies available. This video from November 2015, is by The Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and features not only Dr. Chan but also Barry Williamson, an IPF patient…

Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Pre-Diagnosis Struggle and Frustration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYFWSwoCjpE BoehringerUS shares this video where you can watch George Tiffany, a pulmonary fibrosis patient, talk about his experience with the disease, his pre-diagnosis struggle and the frustration of being misdiagnosed several times. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

Pulmonary Fibrosis: Breathing is Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z67F9UdVQY Breathing is pretty much the easiest thing we do and something we don’t think about. But sadly, this is not true for people with respiratory diseases. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: http://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

#TBT – Pulmonary Fibrosis and Rare Disease Day

In this video from rarediseaseday, shared on their Youtube channel in 2012, you can learn a little more about rare diseases – how many people are affected around the world, how many diseases are considered rare, and how you don’t necessarily notice those who suffer from…

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