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9/11 NYPD hero seeks closure at sentencing of disbarred lawyer who stole his $1 million
John Ferreyra plans to speak in White Plains Federal Court before a judge sentences Gustavo Villa — a former high-ranking NYPD cop turned lawyer — for stealing the seven-figure payout from the the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
Victim Compensation Fund deadline approaching
You do not have to be sick currently to register with the VCF. Registering now preserves your right to file a claim down the road should you become sick with a 9/11-related cancer later on.
Trajectories of psychological distress among individuals exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster
Rescue/recovery status and exposure to traumatic events of 9/11, as well as sociodemographic factors and health status, were assessed as risk factors for trajectories of psychological distress.
Posttraumatic stress disorder in daily life among World Trade Center responders: Temporal symptom cascades
Results are consistent with the idea of symptom cascades, they underscore hyperarousal’s strong role in forecasting short-term increases in PTSD, and they raise the prospect of highly specific ecological momentary interventions to potentially disrupt PTSD maintenance in daily life.
MTA to finally guarantee sick pay for transit workers with 9/11-related illnesses
The agency’s board on Wednesday will vote on a policy change that guarantees sick time to any employee who has health issues related to the World Trade Center “rescue, recovery or clean-up operations.”
Lung Cancer Characteristics in the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center
This study aimed to characterize lung cancer in the WTC Environmental Health Center (WTC EHC) focusing on gender and smoking history.
Impact of World Trade Center-Related Health Research: An Application of the NIEHS Translational Framework
We applied the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) translational framework to two case studies: WTC-related research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cancer.
Little Help for New York 9/11 Survivors Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
Carl Sadler is 79 and lives near Lake George, in upstate New York.
Association between post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol-related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees
We examined both the impact of 9/11-related exposures and repeated assessments of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the risk of alcohol-related hospitalizations (ARH) among individuals exposed to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster.
White Matter Connectivity in Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Study of World Trade Center Responders at Midlife
We hypothesized that white matter connectivity measured using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) would be restructured in WTC responders with MCI versus cognitively unimpaired responders.