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25 years later, the toll of 9/11-related illnesses continues to grow
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, families and survivors reflect on the ongoing impact of 9/11-related illnesses, with new victims still being added to the list.
Retired FDNY Chief Medical Officer on 9/11 Related Illnesses
Dr. Kerry Kelly, former chief medical officer for the FDNY, reflects on responding to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 after the first plane crash and talks about her work to help first responders who got sick in the wake of the attacks.
NYC Health + Hospitals’ WTC Environmental Health Center Honors the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 and the Care Its Clinics have Provided to Nearly 22,000 Survivors
The WTC EHC, which is one of the World Trade Center Health Program’s eight Clinical Centers of Excellence, provides dedicated care for the New Yorkers who were exposed to toxic contaminants on the day of the attack and in the months that followed.
A quarter-century later, 9/11 legal battles rage in court
Days ago, New York City settled lawsuits over toxic air, and Saudi Arabia will fight liability in court next month.
Air Sampling at the World Trade Center Site by the Operating Engineers National Hazmat Program September 27, 2001 Update
The Heavy Equipment Operators of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) played a critical role in the clean-up of the World Trade Center terrorist attack site.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Response to the World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster: Initial WETP Grantee Response and Preliminary Assessment of Training Needs
The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent magnitude of the destruction and loss of life at the World Trade Center Complex (WTC) created an emergency response, rescue, and recovery effort of enormous proportions.
25 Years Down the Road: 9/11 Mental Health Reflections on the World Trade Center Cleanup
September 11th was a sacred historical moment that produced catastrophic trauma and extraordinary human solidarity in equal measure. Honoring that solidarity requires unflinching honesty about what it cost the people who answered the call—in their lungs, their minds, and the years that followed.
9/11 illness fight expands as responders get older, sicker
A generation later, three times as many people have died with a confirmed 9/11-related illness than perished during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, new data shows.
Cancer is now the leading health threat for 9/11 survivors 25 years on
The number who are getting help paying for cancer treatment has roughly tripled in five years, according to a Washington Post analysis of reports from the World Trade Center Health Program.
The Twin Towers came down in a cloud of toxic dust. Its health impact has lasted decades
It was all dust – the bustling life contained in those towers, the office spaces, metals, desks and chairs, computers, plastics, cleaning products, electronics and more that once sat inside the original World Trade Center had been pulverized into a thick powder.