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FBI Agent battles Lymphoma 17 years after September 11th with the help of the Sentara Cancer Network
“I’ve seen a lot of pretty bad situations. I’ve worked explosive cases all around the world: the Embassy bombing in Africa, the Unabomber case…
Ailing Court Officer Gets 9/11-Related Sick Time
A Court Officer who was diagnosed with World Trade Center-related breast cancer but denied unlimited sick time she was entitled to under state law…
‘Cancer has no deadline’: Advocates for 9/11 fallout victims blast 2020 deadline for compensation fund
The looming Dec. 18, 2020 deadline to file claims with the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund ignores the fact that people will continue dying…
Cancer study looks at New York’s volunteer firefighters, but needs local participants
It’s pretty much accepted volunteer firefighters are exposed to carcinogens more than other people.
Doing Right by Sick 9/11 Workers
Efforts to give paid sick leave to government workers who have had 9/11-related illnesses are incomplete.
NJ Police Benevolent Association Endorses Rep. Chris Smith
“And, most importantly, you have demonstrated respect for the officers who protect us when they come under attack,” said the PBA president.
Re-experiencing 9/11-Related PTSD Symptoms Following Exposure to Hurricane Sandy
Understanding Pre-Existing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and risk of PTSD following Hurricane Sandy (Sandy) has important implications for PTSD screening…
Metabolomics of World Trade Center-Lung Injury: a machine learning approach
Biomarkers of metabolic syndrome expressed soon after World Trade Center (WTC) exposure predict development of WTC Lung Injury (WTC-LI).
Photos: 9/11 victim laid to rest
Jill Gado, wife of retired New Rochelle police detective Mark Gado, salutes a military officer after being presented with the American flag that draped her husband’s coffin…
John Elges, retired FDNY firefighter and Long Beach volunteer, dies of 9/11-related illness
He spent nine days amid the rubble of the World Trace Center after the terrorist attacks.