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Longtime NJ Firefighter Rich Kubler, Who Assisted the Rescue Efforts at Ground Zero, Remembered as a Hero

Abraham Lincoln once said, “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

Further evidence World Trade Center responders are at risk for dementia

New studies indicate that World Trade Center (WTC) first responders are at risk for developing dementia.

9/11 first responders at increasing risk of cognitive disorders, Stony Brook studies say

World Trade Center first responders who inhaled toxic dust while working at Ground Zero are at increasing risk of developing dementia and other forms of memory loss…

Two new studies indicate 9/11 first responders at higher risk of dementia from exposure to Ground Zero toxins

In the 19 years since Sept. 11, 2001, the mantra among surviving World Trade Center first responders was always the same: Never forget.

Changes Announced For Annual Sept. 11 Ceremony Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is changing how this year’s Sept. 11 ceremony is held in Lower Manhattan.

Former Hackensack firefighter dies from cancer linked to 9/11 attacks, Ground Zero exposure

A former Hackensack firefighter who assisted in rescue efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City has died from cancer, fire department officials said Saturday.

The Intentional Self-Medication of 9/11-Related PTSD Symptoms with Alcohol: 15 Years after the Disaster

The self-medication hypothesis may explain the co-morbidity of affective and substance use disorders.

Ground Zero air and airborne coronavirus: The risks of sending kids back to school

In September of 2001, in an effort to calm an unruly market and a panicking nation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency declared in a statement that the air in lower Manhattan was “safe to breathe,”…

Ground Zero air and airborne coronavirus: The risks of sending kids back to school

In September of 2001, in an effort to calm an unruly market and a panicking nation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency declared in a statement that the air in lower Manhattan was “safe to breathe,”…

Why Are 9/11 Survivors Vulnerable to COVID-19?

Many survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attack still battle health complications to this day.