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Give 9/11 first responders treatment, support they deserve
Nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, researchers like those at Stony Brook Medicine are still doing critical work to understand the psychological and physical impacts on first responders and others who for months sifted through the World Trade Center rubble and breathed the toxic air.
9/11 WTC Health Program workforce drops 25% under Sec. Kennedy as patient count rises: advocates
Survivor advocates are demanding U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lift the agency’s hiring freeze and fully staff the program before the personnel shortfall adversely affects first responders and survivors seeking help.
Urban Exposures, Frailty, and Mental Illness in World Trade Center Health Program Responders
General responders of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program (WTCHP), who were uniquely exposed to chemical toxicants and extreme psychological stress during the 2001 terrorist attack, now experience a wide range of unusually prevalent health outcomes for a mid-aged population.
Va. officer dies from cancer caused by service at Pentagon on 9/11
Master Police Officer Don Gotthardt died on Oct. 16, 2025. He had served the Fairfax County Police Department for 25 years and had served in law enforcement for 34.
HHS reinstates all laid-off employees at workplace safety agency NIOSH
The Department of Health and Human Services is rescinding layoffs for employees who recently worked at a workplace safety agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. placed about 90 percent of the roughly 1,000 employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on administrative leave last April.
Increased Levels of a Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Found in Some With Long COVID
A study of 227 individuals who experienced neuro cognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein called tau, which is found in nerves and especially in the brain.
DOI it right: Mamdani should keep DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber
New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber, who has done a stellar job these past four years, must rescind her resignation (which is effective this coming Friday) and Mayor Mamdani must agree to keep her on.
Sedgwick discloses data breach after TridentLocker ransomware attack
Sedgwick confirmed a cyber incident at its federal contractor unit after TridentLocker claimed to steal 3.4GB of data.
911 Health Watch Calls On HHS Secretary Kennedy to Remove WTC Health Program Hiring Freeze, Allow Research to Continue and Finally Announce Pending Decisions to Include Cardiac, Autoimmune and Cognitive Issues to the List of Covered 9/11 Conditions
The World Trade Center Health Program is at risk because of the continued chaos that Secretary Kennedy and his directives are causing.