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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/ : FIRST RESPONDERS SUFFERING 9/11-RELATED ILLNESSES FACE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WCBS | May 14, 2020 There was […]
World Trade Center Dust Induces Airway Inflammation While Promoting Aortic Endothelial Dysfunction
Respiratory ailments have plagued occupational and public health communities exposed to World Trade Center (WTC) dust since the September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers.
First Responders Suffering 9/11-Related Illnesses Face Special Difficulties Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
There was a show of respect Thursday on Long Island for a fallen first responder who lost his battle with 9/11-related illness.
Robert Papik, Who Sacrificed His Health to Feed First Responders After 9/11, Dies of Coronavirus
Robert Papik was working for a catering company when the planes struck the Twin Towers on 9/11.
Allergy and Lung Injury among Rescue Workers Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster Assessed 17 Years after Exposure to Ground Zero
Following exposure to the WTC disaster, the patients in our cohort developed allergic hypersensitivity and severe lung injury with only partial reversibility.
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 RESPONDER MICHAEL J. SCHNITZER REMEMBERED AS A ‘PERFECT PARTNER’ Newsday | May 1, 2020 Rockville Centre resident […]
Post-traumatic stress disorder and the association with overweight, obesity, and weight change among individuals exposed to the World Trade Center disaster, 2003-2016
Among Veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be associated with obesity and accelerated weight gain.
9/11 responder Michael J. Schnitzer remembered as a ‘perfect partner’
Rockville Centre resident Michael J. Schnitzer never took a day off.
OVER 80% OF WORLD TRADE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE FATTY LIVER DISEASE
World Trade Center first responders were exposed to environmental toxicants that have resulted in negative health consequences.
Study finds highly elevated levels of fatty liver disease for 9/11 first responders
Toxins released at 2001 World Trade Center disaster linked to doubling incidence