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Use pre-paid cards to support NTMir!
You can do your everyday shopping and great gift-giving while supporting NTM Info & Research! NTMir is able to sell gift cards with no activation fees to major national and regional retailers. In return, the retailers donate a percentage back to our...
UPDATE: FDA Decision on Linhaliq
Aradigm, the company that submitted Linhaliq to the FDA for approval, announced that they had received a complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA stating that they would not approve the treatment at this time. Many of you have communicated recently with the FDA...
Understanding Extrapulmonary NTM: Risks and Realities of Medical Tourism
Extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections are an emerging health concern, particularly with the growing trend of medical tourism. While NTM primarily affects the lungs, it can also infect other parts of the body, posing significant health...
Tips on Writing to the FDA
The voice of the patient has a role in the drug development and approval process. In fact, recent legislation mandates an increased emphasis on incorporating the patient perspective into the drug approval process.
The Bronchiectasis and NTM Information Line is now open!
NTM Info & Research and the COPD Foundation is happy to announce the release of the Bronchiectasis and NTM Information Line: 1-833-411-LUNG (5864). The Bronchiectasis and NTM Information Line is a toll-free number managed by the C.O.P.D. Information Line for...
Support Group Corner
Support Groups come in many different forms. Some are large, some small, some meet monthly, some meet only a few times per year, some meet in person, some are on-line only. There are no rules. We would like to introduce you to a group that has found an innovative...
Reflections on Our Physician/Patient Conference
Our continuing education-accredited conference is a groundbreaking opportunity for health care providers, researchers, patients, families, and caregivers to learn about the latest advances in research, treatment, and care from leaders in the field of nontuberculous...
NTMir Presents Research at ATS 2016
At the American Thoracic Society International Conference in May, Amy Leitman from NTM Info & Research, along with Dr. Mehdi Mirsaeidi from the University of Miami, presented the results of a survey on geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria species...
NTMir Applauds European Commission’s Marketing Authorization of ARIKAYCE (Inhaled Liposomal Amikacin)
NTM Info & Research (NTMir), the national nonprofit organization advocating on behalf of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease, applauds the European Commission’s decision to grant marketing authorization for ARIKAYCE® Liposomal 590 mg...
NTM Patient Preferences Survey
On April 8th, 2019 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will host a public workshop on the development of antibacterial drugs for the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM)...
220000
ESTIMATED CASES
OF NTM IN THE US
IN 2020
8.2 %
THE RISE IN THE
NUMBER OF NTM CASES
EACH YEAR
2.8m
ANTIBIOTIC-
RESISTANT INFECTIONS
IN THE US EACH YEAR