Archive of News (2022)
Change in Asthma Is Associated with Change in PTSD in World Trade Center Health Registrants, 2011 to 2016
This study tested whether a clinical change in mental problems was associated with a difference in asthma control, and whether a change in asthma control varied with a change in quality of life.
Molecular Clustering Analysis of Blood Biomarkers in World Trade Center Exposed Community Members with Persistent Lower Respiratory Symptoms
A comparison of WTC exposure categorial variables identified that chemokines, circulating receptors, MMPs, and vascular markers significantly increased in the more exposed groups.
Characteristics of Women with Lung Adenocarcinoma in the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center
The identification of a relatively high proportion of women never-smokers with lung cancer warrants further investigation into the role of WTC dust exposure.
Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding
More than 100,000 people depend on the program to treat their 9/11-related health problems. Gillibrand wants congress to close the funding gap.
Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding
Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding.
Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study
In this article, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the Program’s research portfolio and its translational impact.
9/11 responders still need federal and state help
After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Long Islanders flocked to Ground Zero to help. Now, they are still getting sick.
Ground zero work after 9/11 damaged ferry captain’s lungs. A young donor gave him new life
On 9/11, Tony Moyet was the first New York Waterway ferry captain on the scene to help evacuate the area. He returned to ground zero to work for the next 18 months.
‘Show Me the Records!’: Adams Agrees to Discuss Release of Documents from 2001 about City Hall’s Awareness of Ground Zero Health Risks
Mayor Eric Adams is willing to consider releasing documents about what information City Hall had regarding environmental toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Pressure Mounts on City to Come Clean with 9/11 WTC Files
In 2003, the EPA Inspector General was harshly critical of how the EPA downplayed and actually misrepresented the hazards in and around the World Trade Center site.