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Post-9/11 PTSD Among First Responders Linked With Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke

Helaina Hovitz Regal was in middle school in lower Manhattan when 2 planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Rockville Centre detective feels 9/11’s lasting effects

First responder during tragic day still battling health issues

Deaths from 9/11 diseases will soon outnumber those lost on that fateful day

Seventeen years out from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, nearly 10,000 first responders and others who were in the World Trade Center area have been diagnosed with cancer.

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/ : August 31, 2018 — DAMT — In memory of our friend and teammate Deb Turco passed away early this […]

9/11 Survivors Lobby To Reauthorize Victim Compensation Fund

9/11 responders and survivors will meet with FBI Director Christopher Wray at a public forum on Friday to discuss the fund that compensates those diagnosed with illnesses related to the attacks.

AHA: Heart Health Research of 9/11 Survivors Slowly Realized, 17 Years Later

Back when Charlie Wilson was an avid runner, the only flutter he ever felt in his chest came from indigestion.

Hope for 9/11 first responders: Scientists discover how to spot their risk of lung disease before it develops (…and the Med diet could prevent it)

Since 9/11, tens of thousands of people have developed cancers and respiratory problems from the toxic cocktail of dust that engulfed lower Manhattan.

In memory of our friend and teammate

Deb Turco passed away early this morning after a courageous fight with cancer.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sought to cap 9/11 payouts to victims’ families at $500G

Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh wanted to cap the amount victims of 9/11 and their family members could receive from the federal government…

Mum on memos: The Senate and the public need to see more of Brett Kavanaugh’s work product

Confirmation hearings on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begin Tuesday.