9/11 Health and Compensation in the News

Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. .

An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :

9/11 FIRST RESPONDER AND BELOVED FATHER OF TWO, ANTHONY IRACI, 48, SUCCUMBS TO COVID-19
silive.com | March 30, 2020

Beloved husband, father, coach, a former NYPD detective and retired FDNY firefighter Anthony Iraci, 48, has died on March 27, from complications of COVID-19, at Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC)…

CORONAVIRUS KILLS RETIRED NYC FIRE MARSHAL SICKENED BY 9/11 DUTIES
Fox | March 17, 2020

A New York City fire marshal sickened at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks has died of COVID-19 complications, according to reports.

RETIRED NYPD SERGEANT WITH 9/11 CANCER FIGHTING CITY FOR DISABILITY PENSION
NY Daily News | March 17, 2020

Retired NYPD Sgt. Sean Cameron is in the fight of his life, against not only the 9/11-related cancer that has ravaged his body, but with the city, which has denied him a disability pension.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND RISK OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USE, OVER-USE, AND MISUSE AMONG WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH REGISTRY ENROLLEES, 2015-2016
CSBI | March 17, 2020

Among veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be associated with the use and misuse of prescription opioids.

FAMILIES OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DIED FROM 9/11-RELATED ILLNESSES WOULD BENEFIT UNDER MISSOURI BILL
FOX2now | March 11, 2020

Dr. Christopher Bosche was 44 when he died on Sept. 12th, 2017.

ALBERT J. GATTI, 58, OF EAST BRUNSWICK, FIRST RESPONDER ON 9/11
Middlesex Daily Voice | March 10, 2020

Albert J. Gatti Jr. of East Brunswick died at home Saturday from cancer related to his work at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

9/11 RESPONDERS AND SURVIVORS AT RISK FOR CONTRACTING CORONAVIRUS, OFFICIALS WARN
NY Post | March 9, 2020

First responders who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11 and survivors of the terrorist attack are at risk of contracting coronavirus, the head of the city’s public health system said Monday.

SEROTONIN IN HUMAN AQUEOUS HUMOR
NCBI | March 8, 2020

Circadian rhythms in serotonin metabolism have been observed in the pineal gland and retina, and there is evidence that the levels of serotonin and melatonin in these tissues may mediate events…

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ASTHMA-RELATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE AND RECOVERY WORKERS AND SURVIVORS
NCBI | March 2, 2020

Although the association between poor economic or social standing and health is well established, few studies have attempted to examine the mediational pathways that produce adverse outcomes in disadvantaged populations.