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EXCLUSIVE: FDNY paramedic suffering trauma after Ground Zero cleanup, but city won’t grant disability benefits
After the 9/11 terror attacks, FDNY paramedic Michael Markowski spent a year at Ground Zero recovering body parts from the site and carefully cataloguing them at the city morgue.
NIOSH Director Denies Sixth Petition to Add Autoimmune Diseases to WTC List
Dr. John Howard, administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program and director of NIOSH, has denied a petition seeking to have autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, added to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.
We must ensure our 9/11 first responders are protected — they acted to protect us
It sounds odd to express happiness over being sued. There are, however, situations where being sued shows that you are fighting for justice and what is right.
9/11-Related Diseases Continue to Take Toll: 4 Firemen This Year
126 From FDNY, 100 Cops Long-Term Casualties Of WTC Exposure
5 FDNY, NYPD First Responders Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses Within a Week
Five first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — have died from 9/11 related illnesses within the last week.
Funeral services held for 9/11 hero from Long Island
Robert Newman was a New York City firefighter for four decades and died as result of time spent at Ground Zero
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 10, 2017 — IJR — First Responder Who Helped 9-11 Victims While Off Duty Dies from Cancer Linked […]
New York Firefighter Dies From 9/11-Related Cancer
Retired firefighter Robert Newman died on Thursday at age 70 from 9/11-related cancer, his colleagues said.
Retired FDNY firefighter, Robert Newman, dies from 9/11-linked cancer
Robert Newman, a retired New York City firefighter who spent 40 years with the department, died last week from a cancer he developed while working at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 terrorist attack.
First Responder Who Helped 9-11 Victims While Off Duty Dies from Cancer Linked to Ground Zero Dust
Nearly 16 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City Fire Department EMS Lieutenant Edith Torres died Wednesday as a result of toxic dust she inhaled at Ground Zero.