Archive of News (2025)
Lingering Effects: Environmental Exposure Leads to Clonal Hematopoiesis via IL1RAP in 9/11 First Responders
Increased prevalence of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) among 9/11 World Trade Center first responders is accompanied by uncharacteristic mutations in younger responders and an elevated risk of blood cancer.
‘Outrageous Admission of a Decades-Long Cover-Up’
“This is starting to feel a little bit like the Epstein files,” said Kimberly Flynn, director of the nonprofit advocacy group 9/11 Environmental Action.
James Riches, Fire Chief Who Lost Firefighter Son on 9/11, Dies at 74
He spent months searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for his son’s remains, then suffered lung illnesses attributed to toxic dust.
Impact of World Trade Center dust exposure on upper-aero digestive tract disorders and sinonasal surgery: findings from patients seen in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital
Earlier arrival at WTC site increased the risk of needing surgery for responders with CRS. Higher levels of irritant exposure prior to rainfall on 14 September 2001 may have caused significant epithelial injury to the sinonasal mucosa of WTC patients.
FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches, who searched Ground Zero for his fallen son, dies of 9/11-related illness
Riches, who retired in 2007, suffered from a lung illness for more than two decades before dying at age 74 on Thursday.
Former FDNY Deputy Chief Jim Riches — who lost firefighter son in 9/11 — dies of WTC-related illness
Riches, who served in Fire Operations, was appointed to the FDNY on Aug. 13, 1977, and retired on Dec. 18, 2007.
Release of documents opens door into city’s early knowledge of WTC toxins
Documents generated in the aftermath of 9/11 by the city that were released earlier this month has offered World Trade Center responders the first glimpse into revelations on what city officials knew about the toxins that lingered over ground zero in the aftermath of the twin towers’ collapse.
MRI signature of brain age underlying post-traumatic stress disorder in World Trade Center responders
Our results suggest that brain age is a relevant marker of structural damage in WTC responders with and without PTSD. PTSD may be a risk factor for accelerated aging in trauma-exposed populations.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-Related Mortality Among World Trade Center-Exposed and Non-World Trade Center-Exposed Rescue and Recovery Workers
This initial evaluation of ALS in WTC-exposed workers indicates that the risk of ALS death is not increased in this population.
‘Betrayal,’ says FDNY union to NYC officials after Sept. 11 toxin records appear
Andrew Ansbro, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, said the discovery represents a potential betrayal of first responders who made critical health decisions based on assurances that no documentation was available.