Archive of News (2012)
Stony Brook WTC Health Program Explores Genetic Link Between PTSD and Respiratory Illness in 9/11 Responders
Stony Brook to study the role genetics may play after exposure to environmental toxins in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and respiratory illness in 9/11 WTC responders. Approximately 10 percent of 9/11 responders treated at WTC Health Programs suffer from both conditions.
Retired Giant George Martin leads way in 4th annual walk honoring 9/11 first responders
Retired New York Giant George Martin relishes putting wear and tear on his shoes for a good cause.
Group to monitor aid for 9/11 responders
Unions and advocates have formed a watchdog group to ensure continued health coverage and compensation under federal legislation for 9/11 responders and others exposed to World Trade Center toxins.
Zadroga Funds Lobby Forms
A group of unions and advocates for people exposed to toxins at the World Trade Center site are forming a lobbying organization to fend off threats to federal money set aside under the Zadroga Act for the medical care of sick workers, first responders and others.
NY pols vow to preserve Zadroga funds from cuts
Three New York representatives vowed Thursday to try to save funds for 9/11 responders from being cut if Congress doesn’t enact deficit-cutting measures by Jan. 2.
Representatives Maloney, Nadler & King Pledge Bipartisan Effort Against Sequestration of 9/11 Health & Victim Compensation Funds
U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, issued a statement pledging to fight against a cut in federal funds for the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) that would be triggered by the automatic sequestration of federal expenditures should Congress fail to enact deficit-cutting measures by January 2, 2013.
9/11 Health and Compensation Act Facing Nearly $40 Million in Federal Cuts
A week after 9/11 first responders were granted compensation for cancers they developed while working at Ground Zero, a federal law could slash the fund set up to cover their health care needs.
Cancers to be added to Zadroga Act, but financial roadblock lies ahead
Though the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum didn’t open on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, as hoped for, local residents and other 9/11 survivors had some good news to celebrate that week.
Congress to cut 9/11 first responders’ benefits
Only days after a national health care act was expanded to provide coverage to September 11 first responders that have been diagnosed with cancer in the wake of the terrorist attacks, the future of the federal plan is now up in the air.
Police, Firefighters Who Worked in WTC Attack Debris Laud Cancer Coverage
When Palm Beach County School Police officer Tony Makowski suddenly dropped 25 pounds off his 6-foot-2-inch frame this year, the first thing his doctor did was have him checked for cancer. Where Makowski was and what he did 11 years ago demanded it.