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Post-9/11 drug- and alcohol- related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-2010.
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of drug- and alcohol-related hospitalizations among persons exposed to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks and to assess…
Janet Gibbons Nagle, 58
Demonstrated unwavering courage as a nurse on 9/11 Janet Gibbons Nagle, R.N., 58, recipient of the American Red Cross Nurse Hero Award for her actions on 9/11
World Trade Center (WTC) Update
On November 15, 2017, NYCERS General Counsel Ilyse Sisolak and I testified at a public hearing sponsored by the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions.
Fund to protect 9/11 first responders is safeguarded
There were more than 500 first responders from Connecticut who went to New York City to help after the attacks on 9/11.
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/ : March 20, 2018 — Spectrum — Funeral held for firefighter and former ferry boat captain who evacuated hundreds on […]
Retired FDNY firefighter dies of cancer caused by delivering supplies to WTC after 9/11
A retired FDNY firefighter who helped ferry supplies back and forth to the World Trade Center site for months after the 9/11 attacks died Thursday from a cancer caused by Ground Zero toxins, family said.
Risk Factors for Depression Among Civilians After the 9/11 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The development of depressive symptoms among the population of civilians who were not directly involved in recovery or rescue efforts…
Ex-FDNY who died of 9/11 cancer laid to rest
Retired Firefighter Keith R. Young died of brain cancer at 53.
Parental posttraumatic stress and child behavioral problems in world trade center responders.
We investigated trans-generational associations between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in World Trade Center (WTC) responders and behavioral problems in their children.