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Staten Island ex-NYPD sergeant gets prison time for 9/11 benefits fund theft
Authorities said Spinosa lied about her time at the landfill and falsely stated that she worked at the location, sifting through materials for human remains from September 2001 to June 2002.
Reps. Maloney, Nadler, Union Leaders, and Advocates Applaud Funding for the World Trade Center Health Program in House Passed Build Back Better Act
The WTCHP needs adequate funding now and in the future so that every injured and ill 9/11 responder and survivor has access to the medical treatment they need and deserve.
Elected officials spotlight new ‘Build Back Better’ funding for WTC health program
According to the FDNY, nearly 75% of its members who worked at the World Trade Center site now have some form of long-term illness.
Build Back Better Act will help fund World Trade Center Health Program
Mario Cilento, President of NYS AFL-CIO, says that elected officials need to take immediate action to ensure medical care for those who risked their lives in 9/11 aid.
Autoimmune conditions in the World Trade Center general responder cohort: A nested case-control and standardized incidence ratio analysis
High WTC exposure was not associated with autoimmune domains and conditions.
Firm that administers medical benefits for some 9/11 survivors loses federal contract
Survivors said the program was failing to pay medical bills, providing inadequate treatment options and neglecting to address the needs of a population with significant rates of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cognitive impairment and World Trade Centre-related exposures
We review the existing evidence concerning neurological outcomes in WTC-affected individuals, with the aim of educating WTC-affected individuals and their friends and families.
End of watch: NYPD salutes heroes fallen from 9/11-related illnesses at somber Police Plaza ceremony
Families of officers lost during 2020 began to weep as a battalion of intricate bouquets were amassed on behalf of various sections of the department in the Hall of Heroes.
Twenty-Year Reflection on the Impact of World Trade Center Exposure on Pulmonary Outcomes in Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Rescue and Recovery Workers
This focused review summarizes the WTC-related respiratory diseases that developed in the FDNY cohort after 9/11.
9/11 retirees struggling to get health care in Southwest Florida
There are about 700 NYPD retirees in Southwest Florida who need medical care, but some health care providers, including Lee Health, don’t take their health insurance.