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FDNY fatalities from post-9/11 illnesses set to surpass September 11 death toll
Firefighters are dying from September 11th related illnesses at such an increased rate that the number of department deaths will soon surpass those killed 21 years ago at the World Trade Center.
Ex-FBI agent became 9/11 victim 16 years later
Schuler spent just five days combing through the wreckage before being reassigned. But it was enough to threaten her life a decade and a half later when she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
Workers exposed to World Trade Center site at greater risk for myeloma precursor disease
Workers who reported to the World Trade Center site after 9/11 had a twofold higher risk for myeloma precursor disease compared with the general population.
Many 9/11 first responders still fighting for health benefits 21 years later
Feal is again pushing for lawmakers to take action, this time on a funding shortfall in the program, which he said will be $3 billion short sometime before 2025.
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
The CR under discussion in the House would extend spending at roughly fiscal 2022 levels to Dec. 16, two and half months into the new fiscal year.
Jacksonville 9/11 first responder battling cancer dropped from WTC health program after insurance provider switch
Jeffrey Brown helped recover and remove bodies at the Pentagon. He said the WTC program paid for his cancer treatments up until last week.
Cover them too: Defense personnel should be covered by the 9/11 health program
Why does the health program set up by Congress for responders and survivors exclude Department of Defense personnel?
Veterans who worked as 9/11 first responders can’t access WTC health program due to technicality
Nate Coward didn’t ask questions when his company of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment was called on to recover and bury the Pentagon’s dead.
Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds
A federal judge said the Afghan central bank’s assets could not legally be used to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban to relatives of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
World-Renowned Cancer Expert Shares Troubling Research on World Trade Center Exposure
New research suggests that workers who reported to the site were exposed to carcinogens that doubled their risk of developing myeloma, a type of cancer.