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Best practices for managing depression and suicide risk in World Trade Center responders and survivors
Depressive disorders, often comorbid with PTSD and substance use disorders, present an ongoing and substantial health burden for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Glial suppression and post-traumatic stress disorder: A cross-sectional study of 1,520 world trade center responders
This study examined whether glial activation would be associated with PTSD in a study of responders present after the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks without comorbid cerebrovascular disease.
FDNY commissioner Laura Kavanagh lobbies for new bill to fund federal 9/11 health program for NYC, Pennsylvania and Pentagon first responders
The FDNY is just a few months away from a milestone it doesn’t want to mark — the moment when more of its members died of 9/11 illness than on the day of the terror attacks.
World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
The CDC announces the following meeting for the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP–STAC). This virtual meeting is open to the public.
Husband and wife undergo same pancreatic cancer surgery
Tim Leary still remembers the shock he felt after he was diagnosed with two cancers in two years. The feeling continued when his wife was diagnosed with a tumor that would require the same surgery.
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund has a message for survivors: Complete claims move faster
Over 50% of claims are missing necessary information according to an internal review.
Staten Islanders who lived along debris removal route may qualify for 9/11 victims’ fund, says NYC attorney
Borough residents who lived along the debris removal route may be eligible for compensation if they suffer from any of the cancers and respiratory illnesses currently linked to Ground Zero toxins.
Former VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya, FDNY Battalion Chief and UFOA Representative Sean Michael, and Executive Director, Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America, Lisa M. Sabitoni Join Board of Directors of 911 Health Watch
With the additions of Ms. Bhattacharyya, Mr. Michael, and Ms. Sabitoni, the organization will continue its mission to make sure that the goal of providing quality medical care and compensation for injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors is achieved.
Former VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya and FDNY Battalion Chief and UFOA Representative Sean Michael Join Board of Directors of 9/11 Responder and Advocacy Organization
With the additions of Ms. Bhattacharyya and Mr. Michael, the organization will continue its mission to make sure that the legislation creating the programs is fully funded and meets the need of all 9/11 responders, survivors, and their families.
TERT and BRAF V600E mutations in thyroid cancer of World Trade Center Responders
These results may indicate that exposure to the mixture of pollutants present in the WTC dust resulted in an excess thyroid cancer risk and potentially more aggressive thyroid cancer.