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How Many People Died in 9/11?
This article provides a thorough examination of exactly how many people died in 9/11, both during the attacks themselves and in the years that followed.
9/11 health program turning away critically ill first responders
The World Trade Center Health Program can no longer certify illnesses, enroll new members or approve life-saving treatments like chemotherapy or lung transplants.
9/11 community faces challenges accessing WTC Health Program due to cuts
John Feal, of the FealGood Foundation, told PIX11 News, “The lead doctor at the FDNY had to turn away three firefighters with cancer.”
Advocates lament status of rehired World Trade Center Health Program leader
Advocates for the World Trade Center Health Program are raising alarms that the agency’s leader — Dr. John Howard — has yet to be reinstated nearly a month after the White House assured lawmakers he would be restored following a blitz of cuts.
Dr. John Howard was NOT Reinstated as Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program
While Rep. Garbarino (R-NY) and colleagues were told by HHS that Howard was being restored—and they announced that in good faith—the truth is he was not restored as Director of the WTCHP and has apparently been in limbo since then.
Transit crews who worked at ground zero still awaiting disability benefit
“Maybe this time around, when the story ends the way it ended — a guy fighting and he lost his life — it’s like, you know, that’s what they’re waiting for here,” Philip Ronnie Jr. said. “Maybe somebody will have a little bit of compassion and listen this time around — hopefully.”
World Trade Center Health Program: Do Trump cuts imperil sickened responders? What we know
People who work with the 9/11 community say the program, and the people who need it, have not escaped unscathed.
9/11 health program hobbled by cuts despite Trump vow to restore funds
Dr. John Howard, director the World Trade Center Health Program, remains in bureaucratic limbo and has not been formally reinstated to his post as promised.
‘We’re all ticking time bombs’: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis
Staffing cuts may prevent a 9/11 health care program from providing timely care.
Some NIOSH workers return temporarily amid cuts impacting coal miner health screenings in WV
Those returning to work include some employees from the Coal Worker Health Surveillance Program and the Fire Fighters’ Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program.