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Funding cuts hinder health program for 9/11 first responders
More than 400 firefighters have died due to health complications from working in the toxic debris at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. Dr. Steven Markowitz, a member of the board which advises the World Trade Center health program, joins to discuss.
24 Years Later: 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Still Battle Health Conditions
According to the CDC, approximately 400,000 people were exposed to hazardous substances during and in the months following the attacks. These exposures have resulted in a wide range of documented health conditions affecting first responders, survivors, and area residents.
9/11 victims “deserve better from Congress,” first responder advocate says
As the nation marks 24 years since the deadly terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, advocates are calling on Congress to approve more funding to care for first responders and survivors.
Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn reveals 9/11-related cancer diagnosis
Shawn made the revelation during Thursday’s live broadcast from Lower Manhattan on the 24th anniversary of September 11th, telling viewers he has “two different diagnoses under the World Trade Center Program.”
NJ EMT who treated the wounded on 9/11 now battles colon cancer
Although it is extremely difficult to find the exact cause of most cancers, Garrafa and his doctors believe it came from his work on 9/11.
These brave 9/11 heroes are missing from New Jersey’s memorial and lawmakers want to fix that
Congressional lawmakers say that survivors of the attacks who have died from related illnesses should have their names inscribed on the memorial.
Sept. 11 attacks still impacting first responders 24 years later
Andrew Ansbro, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, which represents 20,000 active duty and retired New York City firefighters, and Nicholas Papain, a personal injury lawyer whose firm has secured more than $1 billion for 9/11 survivors and victims, joined “Inside City Hall” to reflect on the continuing aftermath of the […]
Lawmakers call for full funding of 9/11 health program facing $3B shortfall
There are new calls to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program, which helps nearly 140,000 first responders and survivors.
Chuck Schumer Rails Against ‘Immoral’ Cuts To World Trade Center Health Program
During Senate floor remarks on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program.
WTC Health Program Symptoms: No Answers on New Conditions, Contracts in Limbo, Communications on ‘Hiatus’
Local leaders, activists, and elected officials are sounding the alarm about inaction and administrative chaos at the World Trade Center Health Program, which serves people made sick by toxic debris from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.