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Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Reappointment Of Dr. John Howard To Lead World Trade Center Health Program
The letter, which Gillibrand led alongside Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02), was signed by 26 bipartisan members of Congress ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Statement on Bipartisan Call to Secretary Kennedy to Reappoint John Howard as NIOSH Director and WTC Health Program
We want to thank each of the Members of the Senate and House who joined this call.
NYC should come clean about 9/11 toxicity
What did New York City officials know about the toxicity of the air — and when did they know it?
New York area lawmakers rally behind longtime head of WTC Health Program
A bipartisan group of New York and New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect and extend the job of the longtime head of the World Trade Center Health Program.
Lawmakers urge Kennedy to reappoint head of 9/11 health program
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reappoint Dr. John Howard to another six-year term as director of NIOSH and administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program.
Garbarino Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Reappointment of Dr. John Howard to Lead World Trade Center Health Program
In the letter, the lawmakers highlight Dr. Howard’s leadership of the World Trade Center Health Program and note that Congress recently secured lifetime funding for the program, ensuring responders and survivors continue receiving the care they have earned.
Trump officials promised to fill WTC Health vacancies, but posted only four jobs
Three months ago, Trump administration officials pledged to fill three dozen job vacancies at the World Trade Center Health Program after complaints of service delays for the past year. So far, only four positions have been posted.
‘9/12’: What to Know About the New Limited Series
The limited series chronicles the legal battle that ensued as first responders fought to receive compensation for the many dire illnesses they suffered after tending to the scene and victims on that fateful day.
Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analyses implicate redox-metabolic pathways in PTSD-associated multisystem disease and accelerated aging
These results reveal a redox-metabolic mechanism through which PTSD may drive multisystem aging and elevate disease risk.
Study finds link between PTSD and early aging in 9/11 survivors
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder likely causes 9/11 first responders and survivors to age faster, leaving sufferers prone to immune system lapses, chronic illnesses and organ deterioration, a study published last month by researchers at Stony Brook University found.