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Rupa Bhattacharyya steps down as special master of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Bhattacharyya was named special master in 2016, taking over not long after Congress reauthorized the fund that aids people who are still suffering from the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Nashville firefighters help in Vanderbilt study focusing on 9/11
As firefighters put out wildfires in Sevier County, Vanderbilt researchers are looking into how smoke and chemicals impact their blood in the long term.
FDNY Capt. Michael Lyons, World Trade Center hero, dies from 9/11-related illness
When Port Authority engineer Pasquale Buzzelli miraculously survived the collapse of the North Tower, Lyons and a crew of firefighters creatively and carefully pulled him out of the teetering wreckage.
Lung cancer incidence among world trade center rescue and recovery workers
In a sample from a large, prospective cohort, we found a lung cancer incidence rate that was similar to that expected of a WTC- and occupationally-unexposed cohort with similar individual risk profiles.
Cancer risk among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A review
Twenty years after, the association between exposures present at the World Trade Center (WTC) site and the risk of several specific types of cancer has been reported among rescue and recovery workers.
Rival Sept. 11 Victims Near Potential Deal to Divide Afghan Central Bank Assets
A court has not yet decided whether $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank funds can be used to pay Taliban debts.
House members from New York want info on federal contract to manage health care for some 9/11 survivors
A federal spokesperson said handing management of the program over to a new firm would be delayed “to allow more time for a smooth transition.”
Maloney, Nadler, Garbarino Request Information About New Federal Contract for 9/11 Survivors’ and Responders’ Medical Care
Following reports that some responders and survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack were not receiving the medical care they deserve, the Members have been conducting rigorous oversight of the program.
Widow of NYPD detective and 9/11 responder who died from ALS fights NYC over death benefits
The city is appealing a landmark court decision that has linked a retired NYPD detective’s death from Lou Gehrig’s Disease to the months he spent at Ground Zero.
“Acculturation, coping, and PTSD in Hispanic 9/11 rescue and recovery workers”: Correction
In the original article, the following acknowledgment of funding was missing in the author note.