Archive of News (2018)

9/11 first responder in NC worries about toxic exposures: ‘You’re a ticking time bomb’

Chuck McLiverty, a retired detective with the New York Police Department, lives with skin allergies, a crushed hand, and painful memories…

World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 019-Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

On May 17, 2018, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program received a petition (Petition 019) to add…

Reaching epidemic proportions: Another retired firefighter dies of a 9/11-related illness

Another firefighter has died from his time spent inhaling toxic fumes at Ground Zero.

Honoring a fallen 9/11 hero

Aug. 15 would have been Lt. Mario Bastidas and his wife Penelope’s 28th wedding anniversary.

‘Hellboy’ star Ron Perlman’s brother-in-law says he has 9/11-related kidney disease

Actor Ron Perlman’s brother-in-law worked just three blocks away from the World Trade Center when the towers came down…

Push to find organ donors for those sickened at ground zero after 9/11 attacks

Many types of cancer have been reported among the life-threatening illnesses that have attacked hundreds of thousands of people…

Push to find organ donors for those sickened at ground zero after 9/11 attacks

Many types of cancer have been reported among the life-threatening illnesses that have attacked hundreds of thousands of people…

REVEALED: Nearly 10,000 people have suffered cancers linked to toxic dust from asbestos, jet fuel, cement and glass shards caused by 9/11

As many as 9,795 people were diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, the federal World Trade Center Health Program recently confirmed…

Nearly 10K people have gotten cancer from toxic 9/11 dust

The city is approaching a terrible milestone — nearly 10,000 people have suffered cancers linked to the toxic dust and smoke at Ground Zero, The Post has learned.

Optum running new clinic for 9/11 survivors

The agreement is one of two government contracts that together are worth about $58.7 million.