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20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying
Emergency workers and clean-up crew are among 9/11 responders still suffering significant health issues 20 years after the terrorist attacks.
New documentary reveals fight for health care benefits for 9/11 first responders
He’s an everyday New Yorker who was thrust into an extraordinary situation 20 years ago. Today, John Feal is the driving force behind the new documentary “No Responders Left Behind.”
20 years on, health care claims from 9/11 survivors are increasing
Two decades on, there are still significant ongoing health costs connected to that day.
20 Years Later: The uncounted victims of 9/11
Long after their service on Sept. 11, 2001, responders carried the burdens medically.
9/11 Survivors Are Still Getting Sick Decades Later: ‘Am I Next?’
By some estimates, more than 400,000 people in Lower Manhattan, including those who lived, worked and studied there, were exposed to toxic material from the pulverized towers.
COVID Death Toll Among 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Nears Grim Milestone
Almost 100 people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program have died from the virus, though advocates believe many others beyond the registry have succumbed.
Congress aims to fund 9/11 health program deficit by adding to the upcoming $3.5T budget bill
While the World Trade Center Health Program has the money it needs for the short-term, surging enrollments and escalating cases of cancer are pushing costs up much faster than was predicted.
Pallone Includes $2.86 Billion in Funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program in Build Back Better Act
While the program has been extended by Congress until 2090, data from the CDC estimates that this vital program will face a projected funding shortfall starting in 2025. The legislation will address this shortfall.
Health impacts from 9/11 attacks continue, 20 years later
Twenty years after the Twin Towers collapsed, 9/11 continues to haunt civilians and first responders who were in lower Manhattan in the months following the terrorist attacks.
Rutgers’ World Trade Center Health Program continues to save lives
The center has 4,784 on its list of patients and is currently treating 2,526 for ailments ranging from respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders to sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder and cancer, particularly head and neck cancers.