9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. .
An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :
CANCERS RELATED TO 9/11 IN RESPONDERS & SURVIVORS
Oncology Times | January 20, 2020
As we near 2 decades since the terrorist attack of 9/11, many of our memories, feelings, and worries of that tragedy have faded, our thoughts drifting to other causes, other cares, other grave calamities.
9/11 SURVIVORS GET MORE TIME TO ASK FOR MONEY TO COVER HEALTH CARE COSTS
Washington Times | January 17, 2020
First responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have been given more time to ask for compensation to cover their health care costs.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAKE WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM FOR 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND
News 12 LI | January 16, 2020
The deadline has been extended to make a wrongful death claim for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
AN AGONIZING DISPUTE AMONG TERROR VICTIMS
Roll Call | January 16, 2020
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund splitting payouts under questionable rationale
ELEVATED LEUKEMIA INCIDENCE FOUND IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE AND RECOVERY WORKERS
JEMS | January 15, 2020
Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid cancer, prostate cancer…
NEW 9/11 FIRST RESPONDER STUDY HIGHLIGHTS RISK OF LEUKEMIA
WPIX | January 15, 2020
A new study found 9/11 first responders may face a heightened risk of developing leukemia, nearly two decades after the terror attacks.
9/11 RESPONDERS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF LEUKEMIA, STUDY SHOWS
Wall Street Journal | January 14, 2020
The study is the first to show an increase in incidence of the blood cancer
9/11 VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED
lohud | January 14, 2020
Victims of 9/11’s toxic swirl and their families have another chance to make a 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund claim even if they were previously told it was too late.
Daily Mail | January 14, 2020
Responders involved in the clean-up after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre towers have a much greater risk of getting leukaemia, a study has found.
NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, CANCER RATES HIGHER IN 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS
January 14, 2020
Nearly two decades after terrorists attacked New York’s World Trade Center, certain cancers are striking police and recovery workers who saved lives, recovered bodies and cleaned up the wreckage.
CANCER INCIDENCE UP IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDER COHORT
HealthDay News | January 14, 2020
Cancer incidence is increased in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program General Cohort, according to a study published in the February issue of JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
NEW STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN 9/11 AND ELEVATED RATES OF LEUKEMIA
WCBS | January 14, 2020
New research on 9/11 first responders and recovery workers has found elevated levels of yet another cancer.
SEPT. 11 RESPONDERS MAY BE AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF DEVELOPING LEUKEMIA
Time | January 14, 2020
After the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, the thousands of people involved in rescue-and-cleanup efforts were exposed to carcinogens and other toxins as they breathed in contaminated air and dug through industrial rubble.
CANCER INCIDENCE UP IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDER COHORT
HealthDay News | January 14, 2020
Cancer incidence is increased in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program General Cohort, according to a study published in the February issue of JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
NEARLY 20 YEARS LATER, CANCER RATES HIGHER IN 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS
HealthDay | January 14, 2020
Nearly two decades after terrorists attacked New York’s World Trade Center, certain cancers are striking police and recovery workers who saved lives, recovered bodies and cleaned up the wreckage.
TRANSIT WORKER RECEIVES MEDAL MORE THAN 18 YEARS AFTER EFFORTS AT WORLD TRADE CENTER
silive.com | January 12, 2020
After more than 18 years, Richie Rocco, vice chair of Local 100 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, honored 13 transit workers who were sickened by the toxic exposures at Ground Zero…
Lupus News Today | January 10, 2020
Exposure to dust and having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York are associated with an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, a study reports.
GROUND ZERO’S DEADLY DUST CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM
Boston Globe | January 8, 2020
Ryan Fortini was a 24-year-old New York State Police trooper when he was dispatched to Ground Zero after planes crashed into the World Trade Center.
NY POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHO DIED OF 9/11-RELATED CANCER RETURNED TO HOMETOWN
WNBC | January 6, 2020
Ryan Fortini died on New Year’s Day from 9/11-related cancer
FOR JOURNALISTS WITH HEALTH ISSUES FROM COVERING 9/11, SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE
Committee to Protect Journalists | January 6, 2020
Like the first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, thoughts of personal safety were far from the minds of the journalists who covered the largest terror attack on U.S. soil.