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Funeral held for 9/11 former Larchmont fire chief, Brian Payne

A funeral Mass was held for Brian Payne at St. Augustine’s Church in Larchmont, Nov. 17, 2022.

Chef who fed 9/11 responders needs cancer treatment

Moogan said he was glad to help in some way and brought seven trays to the hungry officers. About ten years later, Moogan was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Catskill widow remembers husband after his cancer death linked to 9/11

The sergeant was a police recruit with the NYPD. He had a seizure 20 years later. The kids found him, and called 911. It was a brain tumor – linked to his time working at Ground Zero.

Chuck Schumer Quietly Moving Lame-Duck $3 Billion Payout to Families of 9/11 Victims

Schumer’s attempt at a rapid passage through unanimous consent would bypass debate on a payout using PPP money, angering families of Marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing.

What Congress must accomplish: Some must-dos in the waning days of the 117th session

Unless more money is added soon, care for these responders and survivors, the heroes and victims of 9/11, will have to be rationed. No one opposes plugging the hole, but it still hasn’t happened yet.

World Trade Center Health Program best practices for diagnosing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

World Trade Center exposures may have the potential to cause or aggravate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

9/11 advocacy group asks CDC to reconsider contract with Sedgwick for health services due to ‘nonperformance’

The letter identifies numerous instances where Sedgwick still needs to live up to the contract’s requirements, which called for a system of providers to be in place and ready to go in May.

Jon Stewart and 9/11 advocates cajole Congress to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to vets sickened by burn pits

Federal officials believe at least 3.5 million members of the service were exposed to toxic fumes and dust similar to the noxious smoke from the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.

CDC Awards Funding for Mount Sinai World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence

New contract provides eight years’ support for vital WTC-related health care for 9/11 workers and volunteers

Advocates anxious to have uterine cancer added to World Trade Center Health Program coverage list

Regulators in Washington are still reviewing the proposal, with no timeline for final approval.