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SBU Study: Long-Term PTSD Symptoms in WTC Responders Bear Watching
A study of nearly 13,000 World Trade Center (WTC) responders and their symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over a 20-year period shows that symptoms can change though remain for many responders, increase in a smaller portion of them, and can help predict their physical impairment and mental health many years after trauma.
911 Health Watch Inc. Applauds Approval by the New York City Council of Resolution that Directs the Department of Investigation to Investigate What the City Knew Regarding the Dangers of the Toxic Chemicals at Ground Zero and When Did They Know It?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Benjamin ChevatBen.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org 911 Health Watch Inc. applauds the passage by the New York City Council of Reso. 560, which directs the City Department of Investigation to investigate what the City of New York knew about the dangers of the toxic chemicals at Ground Zero and when did they know and complete a […]
Johnson said U.S. involvement in Israel-Iran conflict ‘won’t be necessary’
Johnson said, “We’ve spent an awful lot of money on compensation already. I mean, Chuck Schumer has been pretty effective at getting things passed by the Senate. I’m not sure that more is required right now.”
Decades after 9/11, PTSD remains a persistent burden for thousands of responders
Stony Brook University-led researchers tracked post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in more than 12,000 World Trade Center responders for 20 years and found that recovery was often delayed, non-linear and incomplete.
Public access to public records: Albany must reform the Freedom of Information Law
Mayor Adams should turn over the records. If he won’t then should there be a new mayor next year, that mayor should do so.
9/11 survivors living in North Carolina are at risk of losing medical benefits
The cutbacks have raised alarms among those who say access to annual screenings and ongoing treatment is essential for survival.
‘It’s upsetting:’ There’s a looming funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program
It’s estimated the program could face a funding shortfall in as soon as two years.
Remember those who gave their lives every day
Memorial Day should remind all of us that freedom isn’t free.
Tom Robbins, Versatile Muckraker for The Village Voice, Dies at 76
Tom Robbins, a journalistic bulldog who spent more than four decades exposing crooked politicians, ruthless landlords and violence in New York prisons for The Village Voice, The New York Times and other publications, died on Tuesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 76.
Nearly 40 state AGs press Congress to fund WTC Health Program
As a funding shortfall threatens the federal program that provides treatment for tens of thousands of people affected by the September 11 attacks, dozens of state attorneys general last week urged Congress to ensure its continued viability.