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‘There needs to be a better system in place:’ Wisconsin 9/11 responder left waiting for treatment

They are our nation’s heroes — 9/11 responders. Years later, the terror attack continues to take lives and dramatically alter others — so is our country doing right by those who served and sacrificed?

Students with 9/11-related illnesses describe diagnoses

Former students with 9/11-related illnesses due to toxins that settled over their school – mere blocks away from the Twin Towers – came forward yesterday to urge others to get screened before it is too late.

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/ : February 8, 2018 — Spectrum — Former students near Ground Zero speak out about their 9/11-related illnesses Former students […]

Students with 9/11-related illnesses describe their horrific diagnoses triggered by exposure to Ground Zero’s toxic fumes

Former students with 9/11-related illnesses due to toxins that settled over their school – mere blocks away from the Twin Towers – came forward yesterday to urge others to get screened before it is too late.

9/11 first responder who retired to Myrtle Beach passes away

Eugene Francis Madden, a 9/11 first responder and retired New York Police Department officer who retired to Myrtle Beach, passed away on Tuesday, February 6.

Former students near Ground Zero speak out about their 9/11-related illnesses

Former students who attended Stuyvesant High School during the September 11th attacks are speaking out about the sicknesses they’ve developed.

Former Stuyvesant High School students raise awareness of 9/11 health rights

Former high school students are speaking out about 9/11 related illnesses.

Former Stuyvesant High School Students With 9/11-Related Illnesses Urge Others To Get Help

Former students of a Lower Manhattan high school suffering from 9/11 related illnesses are coming forward to help others who might also be sick.

More Stuyvesant High School grads who got sick after 9/11 join Zadroga Act campaign

Shoshana Dornhelm, 31, was a sophomore at the elite high school when the twin towers were attacked — and fifteen years later, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and went through six rounds of chemotherapy.

Stuyvesant grads who got sick after 9/11 urging others near World Trade Center to get checked

Two health care forums are being held at Stuyvesant High School and are open to anyone who lived, worked or went to school around the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the weeks and months that followed.