Archive of News (2023)
Acupuncture Services Now Covered for Certain Conditions
Acupuncture services now available for coverage include traditional acupuncture with needles. They also include other services involving heat, pressure, friction, suction, and electromagnetic impulses.
Comparing self-reported obstructive airway disease in firefighters with and without World Trade Center exposure
Compared with the general population, WTC-exposed firefighters had greater odds of both asthma and COPD, while the nonexposed had lower odds of asthma and greater odds of COPD.
The sadly endless fight for 9/11 funding
Every request meets with pushback, from those who don’t want to help New York, who don’t want to spend the money, who promise to “never forget” even as they do.
Heartless towards the heroes: World Trade Center Health Program is left short by Senate shenanigans
No one knows who knocked out the WTC package from the big spending bill, pushed relentlessly by Kirsten Gillibrand and backed fully by her colleague, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Who did it?
Gillibrand, Schumer secure $1 billion in funding for health program dedicated to 9/11 first responders, survivors
This funding will now enable the program to continue providing uninterrupted service until at least 2027.
2023 federal spending bill includes $1 billion for World Trade Center Health Program
“For those who rushed to the towers and were our heroes,” said Schumer. “We’re telling them we won’t forget you ever.”
Maloney Celebrates Inclusion of Funding for 9/11 Responders and Survivors in the Omnibus
This amendment provides $1 billion to address a funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).
The World Trade Center Health Program: an introduction to best practices
This issue of Archives contains a series of updates to clinical best practices relevant to medical conditions whose treatment is covered by the WTC Health Program.
World Trade Center Health Program best practices for diagnosing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
World Trade Center exposures may have the potential to cause or aggravate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
A 15-year follow-up study of mortality in a pooled cohort of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers
Significantly increased mortality risks among some sub-groups with high WTC exposure warrant further investigation.