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9/11 link to heart disease rejected as responders cry foul
Heart diseases won’t be put on the list of covered health issues for 9/11 responders and survivors, the head of the World Trade Center Health Program recently ruled.
How the WTC Health Program continues to support 9/11 responders
Rear Admiral Lisa Delaney discusses eligibility, covered conditions and why some responders are only now seeking care.
Talks underway to settle 9/11 World Trade Center air quality records fight
Both sides in the long-running legal dispute over the public release of thousands of 9/11 World Trade Center documents generated by New York City confirm they are in settlement talks with just a month to go before the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
Why more responders and survivors are enrolling each year
Today, more than 100,000 members rely on the Program for support with certified 9/11‑related health conditions, cancer, airway and aerodigestive disorders, and mental health conditions.
Protecting the promise made to 9/11 victims
The history of the Zadroga Act — named in honor of NYPD Officer James Zadroga — spotlights the hard-won battle to secure care and reaffirms why the program must have the resources to fulfill its mission.
Respiratory Conditions and Health Care Use Among World Trade Center Health Program Members, 2011 to 2024
Comorbidity prevalence and health care costs increased among this population of responders and survivors with RD certifications.
911 Health Watch Statement on Denial of Petition to Add Cardiac Conditions to the List of Covered Conditions by the WTC Health Program
“While this decision is clearly disappointing to the many 9/11 responders and survivors that have cardiac conditions that believe their conditions are connected to their 9/11 experience, we need to remember that 15 years ago the initial decision was to deny adding cancer as a condition, which was subsequently added.”
World Trade Center related acute traumatic injuries and musculoskeletal disorders: Clinical best practices
Although acute traumatic injuries (ATIs) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were relatively common among those exposed to the September 11, 2001 (9/11), attacks, relatively few persons have received treatment from the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program for these conditions.
Feds moving to fill some vacancies at WTC health program, lawmakers say
With the 25th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaching, the Trump administration is moving to fill some of the three-dozen job vacancies at the World Trade Center Health Program by transferring workers from other agencies and issuing temporary assignments.
Mamdani pledges 9/11 transparency, but lawyers say some records weren’t saved
A day before the budget announcement, lawyers for Mamdani in state court argued it didn’t have certain 2001 records that weren’t saved.