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Roswell Park approved to treat 9/11 first responders
Until now, many of these men and women who live in Western New York and across the upstate region had to travel to New York City to receive specialized medical care for 9/11-related illnesses.
Rowell Park to provide care for 9-11 first responders
The designation makes Roswell a destination for Western and Central New York first responders dealing with health effects from the terrorist attacks.
9/11 Health Update
This Special Issue is dedicated to increasing the scientific information available about the long-term effects of exposure to the 2001 World Trade Center disaster.
Neuroinflammation and Mild Cognitive Impairment in World Trade Center responders at midlife: A pilot study using [18F]-FEPPA PET imaging
Higher PTSD symptom severity was associated with global and regional elevations in [18F]-FEPPA binding predominantly in the hippocampus and frontal cortex. Longer exposure duration to WTC sites was associated with higher [18F]-FEPPA binding in the parietal cortex.
‘He was that guy’: Superhero NYPD cop who loved superheroes laid to rest after death from 9/11 illness
Sgt. Cornelius Douglas, 56, died June 24, several weeks after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that doctors said was connected to his work at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
World Trade Center responders in their own words: predicting PTSD symptom trajectories with AI-based language analyses of interviews
This is the first study to demonstrate the value of AI in understanding PTSD in a vulnerable population.
Post-9/11 excess risk of thyroid cancer: Surveillance or exposure?
An excess risk of thyroid cancer has been reported in different World Trade Center (WTC)-dust exposed cohorts.
July deadline approaching for 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund claim registration
Time is running out for individuals and families of loved ones who have been previously diagnosed with an illness related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to file a claim through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
The World Trade Center Health Program: Petitions for adding qualifying health conditions
Describes the methods developed for adding health conditions to the list of qualifying health conditions and discusses changes to the list that have occurred during the Program’s 2011-2020 period.
Mental health mediators of subjective cognitive concerns among World Trade Center responders
Responders are vulnerable to cognitive decline from exposure to airborne toxins present at the WTC site, as well as from WTC-related mental and physical health conditions.