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Mayor Adams rejects calls for release of NYC 9/11 files, citing fears of lawsuits
Adams said the city would not comply unless the lawmakers can come up with a way to cover costs and shield the city from getting sued.
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of WTC-exposed and non-WTC-exposed firefighters
Lower mortality in the WTC-exposed suggests not just a healthy worker effect, but additional factors such as greater access to free health monitoring and treatment that they receive via the WTCHP.
AWOL for 9/11 heroes and victims: Congress must fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program
A promise and threat to hound every member of Congress from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut until they sponsor the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023.
Association of Lung Function Decline with All-cause and Cancer-cause Mortality after World Trade Center Dust Exposure
Baseline FEV1 and longitudinal FEV1 decline are associated with increased risk of all-cause and cancer-cause mortality in a previously healthy occupational cohort after intense exposure to dust/smoke.
Family of Tri-State 9/11 first responder appealing for community’s help
A long-time Hillsboro resident who was a first responder during 9/11 is battling stage 4 lung cancer and he says the medical costs are becoming too much for his family to afford.
Updated Coverage for Dental Services and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program has released updated coverage details of the following: dental services, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS).
Justice Department Announces Allison Turkel as Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Turkel, who has served in the Justice Department for over 14 years, most recently in the Office for Victims of Crime, will assume her new position effective March 12, 2023.
Some in Congress are forgetting the lingering health issues from the 9/11 attacks
Even 20 years later, the health issues associated with the 9/11 attacks continues to evolve and grow.
Sen. Gillibrand: Changes to 9/11 aid would cover first responders in Pennsylvania and Pentagon
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., join ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto’ to discuss bipartisan efforts to boost 9/11 health program aid.
WTC Health Program would get $2 billion more under Congress plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday launched a campaign to pass a bill to cover the rest of the funding needed by the World Trade Center Health Program.