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The Forgotten Responders: The Ongoing Impact of 9/11 on the Ground Zero Recovery Workers
In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11; New York USA), emergency first responders began experiencing a range of physical…
New Rochelle officer dies of 9/11-related illness: police
Officer Kathleen O’Connor died Thursday from a 9/11-related illness, the city’s police department announced today.
9/11 first responder in NC worries about toxic exposures: ‘You’re a ticking time bomb’
Chuck McLiverty, a retired detective with the New York Police Department, lives with skin allergies, a crushed hand, and painful memories…
World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 019-Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
On May 17, 2018, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program received a petition (Petition 019) to add…
Reaching epidemic proportions: Another retired firefighter dies of a 9/11-related illness
Another firefighter has died from his time spent inhaling toxic fumes at Ground Zero.
Honoring a fallen 9/11 hero
Aug. 15 would have been Lt. Mario Bastidas and his wife Penelope’s 28th wedding anniversary.
‘Hellboy’ star Ron Perlman’s brother-in-law says he has 9/11-related kidney disease
Actor Ron Perlman’s brother-in-law worked just three blocks away from the World Trade Center when the towers came down…
Push to find organ donors for those sickened at ground zero after 9/11 attacks
Many types of cancer have been reported among the life-threatening illnesses that have attacked hundreds of thousands of people…
Push to find organ donors for those sickened at ground zero after 9/11 attacks
Many types of cancer have been reported among the life-threatening illnesses that have attacked hundreds of thousands of people…
REVEALED: Nearly 10,000 people have suffered cancers linked to toxic dust from asbestos, jet fuel, cement and glass shards caused by 9/11
As many as 9,795 people were diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, the federal World Trade Center Health Program recently confirmed…