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Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman

Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman

by | Dec 19, 2024 | News

Cure4CF Update Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking with Courtney, an amazing 34-year-old from Brisbane who was diagnosed with CF at 6 months old.  Courtney talked to me about her CF and how Trikafta meant she is...
Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman

Gene therapy update – how close are we?

by | Oct 3, 2024 | News

Cure4CF Update Gene therapy update – how close are we? The current landscape of gene therapy The first human genes were cloned in the 1970s with early studies commencing in the 1980s.  The schematic on the right shows the progress in gene therapy over the last 3...
Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman

Navigating the start of school as a CF Parent

by | May 20, 2024 | News

Cure4CF Update  Navigating the start of school as a CF Parent Last month I had a great time speaking with our Ambassador Jennifer Kozlowski who shared with me her top tips for navigating Aveline’s start to school this year. Enrol as early as possible. Jen acknowledges...
Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman

Life expectancy and the modulator era for CF

by | Apr 30, 2024 | News

Cure4CF Update  Life expectancy and the modulator era for CF What does life expectancy mean? Life expectancy is a commonly used measure and reflects the mortality level of a population.   It is calculated from age specific death rates and measures how long a person is...