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The center held: Extremist Jim Jordan’s rejection spells hope
They said, correctly, that Jordan failed to support the World Trade Center Health Program.
D’Esposito, LaLota, Garbarino cast surprise votes for Lee Zeldin for House speaker
Three of Long Island’s congressmen sent shock waves through the House Tuesday by voting for former Rep. Lee Zeldin for speaker.
Shanksville town hall to discuss program enrollment for 9/11 responders
Anyone who responded to the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville could be eligible for compensation and/or medical monitoring and treatment.
Congressman Dan Goldman Convenes Townhall on World Trade Center Health Program’s New 9/11 Youth Research Cohort
The Youth Research Cohort was created to study the long-term health of individuals who were aged 21 years or younger – including those in utero – at the time of the 9/11 attacks.
Suffer the Little Children? Survivors Exposed to September 11 Toxins as Youth Face Health Risks
Since the mid-2010s, Lower Manhattan community leaders have been advocating for the creation of a representative group of people exposed as children.
‘Astounding’ milestone: We cannot forget FDNY’s 9/11 sacrifice — then and now
The tick-tock of firefighters’ deaths is just the tip of this horror story.
FDNY seeks more funding after 9/11 illness deaths equals members who died on 9/11
The department averages three or four deaths a month, officials said.
‘A somber, remarkable milestone’: Number of FDNY members felled by 9/11-related illnesses now equal those who died on the day
The number of FDNY members who have died as a result of 9/11-related illnesses now equals the number of members who were killed on that September morning 22 years ago.
Cancer incidence in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers by race and ethnicity
Compared with NYS population, White workers had significantly higher incidence of prostate cancer and thyroid cancer, while Black workers had significantly higher incidence of prostate cancer.
343 FDNY members now dead from 9/11-related illnesses, same number killed in WTC attacks
The firefighters union said that more members are being diagnosed each day, and there needs to be funding in place in order to properly help them.