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9/11 health care program in danger of being disrupted by Trump’s budget, AG says
More than 83,000 people rely on WTCHP for critical health care and monitoring services for 9/11-related illnesses or injuries, according to Schneiderman.
Schneiderman warns Trump: Don’t play with 9/11 hero health agency
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is joining a chorus of New York officials warning Washington not to mess with the World Trade Center Health Program.
Post-9/11 drug- and alcohol- related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-2010.
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of drug- and alcohol-related hospitalizations among persons exposed to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks and to assess…
Janet Gibbons Nagle, 58
Demonstrated unwavering courage as a nurse on 9/11 Janet Gibbons Nagle, R.N., 58, recipient of the American Red Cross Nurse Hero Award for her actions on 9/11
World Trade Center (WTC) Update
On November 15, 2017, NYCERS General Counsel Ilyse Sisolak and I testified at a public hearing sponsored by the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions.
Fund to protect 9/11 first responders is safeguarded
There were more than 500 first responders from Connecticut who went to New York City to help after the attacks on 9/11.
Retired FDNY firefighter dies of cancer caused by delivering supplies to WTC after 9/11
A retired FDNY firefighter who helped ferry supplies back and forth to the World Trade Center site for months after the 9/11 attacks died Thursday from a cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins, family said.
Risk Factors for Depression Among Civilians After the 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The development of depressive symptoms among the population of civilians who were not directly involved in recovery or rescue efforts…
Ex-FDNY who died of 9/11 cancer laid to rest
Retired Firefighter Keith R. Young died of brain cancer at 53.