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NTM Info & Research Announces Brandon Mitchell As Chair Of The Board Of Directors
NTM Info & Research Welcomes Brandon Mitchell Chair of the Board of Directors Brandon is the Director of Miami at Venture For America (VFA), a non-profit organization that creates economic opportunity in American cities by mobilizing the next generation of...
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.
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...
NTM Info & Research Welcomes Attorney and Rare Disease Advocate, Candace Lerman to Board of Directors
NTM Info & Research Welcomes Attorney and Rare Disease Advocate, Candace Lerman to Board of Directors NTM Info & Research (NTMir) is pleased to announce the appointment of Candace Lerman, Esq. to the Board of Directors. Ms. Lerman is an attorney, consultant, and...
NTM Info & Research Awards Grant to Oregon Health & Science University
NTM Info & Research Awards Grant to Oregon Health & Science University Study Will Assess Efficacy of Hypertonic Saline in Treatment of Pulmonary NTM Disease CORAL GABLES, FL, November 24, 2020 – NTM Info & Research (NTMir), the national nonprofit organization...
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...
Board Appoints Amy Leitman President of NTM Info & Research
Dear Friends of NTM Info & Research, It is with a mixture of gratitude and sadness that I announce the retirement of Philip Leitman as President of NTM Info & Research. Philip, who co-founded NTMir with his late wife, Fern, will continue as President...
FDA Workshop on the Development of Antibiotic Therapies for NTM
The FDA workshop on “The Development of Antibiotics for the Treatment of NTM Disease” on April 8, 2019 was very successful, with more than 100 people attending in person. The agenda focused on issues surrounding clinical trials and the development of a validated...
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)...
Fitting Together the Pieces of the NTM Puzzle
Every day, NTM Info & Research’s commitment to finding therapies serves as hope for the NTM community. We are constantly looking for ways to boost our financial support of research to achieve better treatments and, eventually, a cure. Until that cure is found,...
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