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Retired State Police sergeant from Columbia County dies of WTC effects
A City of Hudson resident, Sgt. Ivan Morales died from an illness stemming from his assignment at the World Trade Center site following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
Bureaucratic red tape delaying approval of uterine cancer as 9/11 illness, advocates say
Federal health officials are dragging their feet on adding cancers of the uterus to a list of 9/11-related health conditions — outraging survivors fighting to have the illnesses recognized.
Clearing up confusion about new 9/11 victim compensation laws
The state can’t require the federal government to do anything, but the lawyers and other New Yorkers who drew conclusions about the law either did not read it or did not understand it.
Don’t leave them hanging: America must meet its obligation to those suffering 9/11 health ailments
Politicians so eager to stand by the fallen victims of 9/11 and their families are derelict in their obligation to the much larger group of still-living survivors and first responders
NYC street renamed after hero NYPD detective and crusader for 9/11 survivors
Scores of people attended the ceremony at the corner of Scholes and Humboldt Sts., which is now called “Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Place.”
Federal funds to boost 9/11 treatment, research at Stony Brook
Stony Brook University’s World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program on Thursday said it had won $147 million in federal funding to continue and expand its work.
Number of FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses may soon surpass number of those who died that day
“I think within six months, we’ll reach that 343 number,” said Lt. James McCarthy, president of the FDNY Uniformed Fire Officers Association.
New York’s Revised 9/11 Laws Will Simplify Victims’ Claims
These new laws have implications for attorneys who handle probate matters, and for attorneys who handle VCF claims.
World Trade Center Site Exposure Duration Is Associated with Hippocampal and Cerebral White Matter Neuroinflammation
The present case-controlled study aimed to examine associations between WTC site exposure duration as well as EOD status with increased hippocampal and cerebral neuroinflammation.
Lifeline: A Doctor’s Commitment to 9/11 First Responders
Twenty years ago, David Prezant, M.D., professor of medicine at Einstein and chief medical officer of FDNY, provided triage care at Ground Zero. That was just the beginning of his work.