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Former NYPD cop in hospice; testified to Congress at 9/11 victim fund hearing

A retired NYPD detective who joined comedian/activist Jon Stewart last week to plead with Congress to extend the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, is now in the care of a Rockville Centre hospice.

Hero 9/11 first responder makes emotional plea in his ‘final interview’ from hospice care

Hero 9/11 first responder and retired NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez gave his last-ever interview on “Shepard Smith Reporting” Thursday, to plead with federal lawmakers to replenish the 9/11 victims fund.

9/11 World Trade Center Responders have Higher Rates of Prostate Cancer

Recent research has found that emergency responders for the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks are more likely to have prostate cancer and unique genetic expression.

9/11 first responders still facing health issues from toxic dust

It’s been nearly 18-years since the World Trade Center towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.

9/11 first responder who testified with Jon Stewart now in hospice: ‘I’m resting and I’m at peace’

The 9/11 first responder whose moving testimony before a House subcommittee last week said he is now in hospice care.

Retired NYPD detective who testified to Congress about extending 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund now in hospice care

A cancer-stricken retired NYPD detective who implored Congress to extend a federal fund for those sickened at Ground Zero has landed in hospice care.

Lessons in Post-Disaster Self-Care From 9/11 Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians

The objective of this study was to explore preferred self-care practices among paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack (9/11) in New York City (New York USA).

Local retired police officers, survivors looking for 9/11 related compensation for their families

Local retired police officers, who responded to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, are asking for help for their families’ future.

Cuomo blasts McConnell: His priorities are bent out of shape

CNN’s Chris Cuomo chastises Congress and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for playing politics over funding healthcare for 9/11 first responders, saying they have repeatedly needed to be shamed into doing the right thing.

It shouldn’t take Jon Stewart to rescue 9/11 first responders

50,000 survivors have been diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses.