Archive of

Systemic sclerosis in individuals with exposure to World Trade Center ground-zero rescue/recovery efforts: A case series

A high frequency of ILD and overlap features were observed among SSc patients with WTC exposure.

Grieving father Joseph Zadroga, who helped create 9/11 compensation fund, dies in freak parking lot accident

Joseph Zadroga, 76, of Little Egg Harbor, has been credited with spearheading the Zadroga Act for 9/11 families which helped deliver much-needed funds to the families of first responders.

Joseph Zadroga hit, killed by SUV; Son’s death led to 9/11 compensation

Zadroga, 76, had just left his wife’s bedside at a hospital in Galloway Township to get Christmas presents from his 2015 Hyundai Tucson when he was hit in the parking lot by a 2021 Nissan SUV.

Joseph Zadroga, father of fallen 9/11 first responder, fatally struck in N.J.

Joseph Zadroga, a tireless warrior for Sept. 11 first responders and the father of the first cop whose death was attributed to a Ground Zero-related illness, was fatally struck by an SUV in New Jersey.

New Jersey lawmakers file 9/11 first responder workers comp bill

The bill was sent to the Senate Labor Committee for consideration.

Putting a Price on Survival: Additional Half Billion Dollars for World Trade Center Health Program

The funding formulas have failed to keep pace with the anticipated costs of providing the program’s services because of the evolving nature of the health problems it is being called upon to treat.

Rep. Malliotakis announces new health-care funding for 9/11 first responders, survivors

The congresswoman made the announcement in front of FDNY’s Rescue 5/Engine 160 firehouse in Concord on Friday as she stood among dozens of first responders.

Navy hero from Ohio awarded for his actions on 9/11 passes away

After Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, Captain Kern and Undersecretary Livingstone made their way into a hallway that was filled with smoke. He prevented the group from being trapped in the fire.

Normal Lung Function and Mortality in World Trade Center Responders and NHANES III Participants

A single cross-sectional measurement of FEV1 is predictive of mortality over two decades, even when FEV1 is in the normal range.

Congress should make funding for the 9/11 health program permanent

Federal officials are still filling the World Trade Center Health Program’s budget holes piecemeal.