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Zadroga Act campaign to target students and teachers who attended downtown schools circa 9/11
It’s not just cops and firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero coming down with Sept. 11-related cancers — students and teachers at downtown schools are getting sick, too.
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/ : October 30, 2017 — ScienceDaily — 9/11 WTC responders show increased physical disability due to PTSD A new study […]
Biomarkers May Provide Early Warning of Lung Problems in 9/11 Firefighters
Blood biomarkers appear to be an early-warning signal for the accelerated loss of lung function and airway obstruction in firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center…
Watch Rupa Bhattacharyya, VCF Special Master
Were you a first responder to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or the Shanksville crash site? Or, did you or someone you know live or work in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11? If so, and you have a 9/11-related illness or injury, you may qualify for compensation from the September 11th Victim Compensation […]
9/11 WTC responders show increased physical disability due to PTSD
A new study of more than 1,100 WTC responders cared for at the Stony Brook University WTC Wellness Program indicates a significant increase in physical disability among the responders.
Dr. Michael Guttenberg, who served at Ground Zero, dies
Physician’s cancer connected to airborne toxins at World Trade Center site, family attorney says.
New York firefighter who died from a brain tumor linked to 9/11 remembered for being ‘loved by many’ and his work on the Zadroga Act to protect those who were made sick at Ground Zero
Robert Tilerarcio, 58, was remembered by friends and family at the funeral Mass held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Massapequa, New York
Watch Dr. John Howard, Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program.
Were you a first responder to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or the Shanksville crash site? Or, did you or someone you know live, work or go to school in Lower Manhattan or North Western Brooklyn on and after 9/11? You may qualify for an initial health screening, monitoring, or medical treatment for physical […]
Former FDNY lieutenant from North Bellmore honored posthumously
Hempstead Town officials Saturday dedicated a North Bellmore street in honor of a longtime resident and New York City firefighter who died of illnesses contracted at Ground Zero after 9/11.
SATURDAY: World Trade Center Health Program hosts 9/11 health fair
Uncle Sam is inviting Downtown residents to a 9/11 health fair called “Research to Care” at NYU Langone Medical Center tomorrow, where locals can quiz doctors and researchers about medical conditions related to the terrorist attacks, according to Assemblywoman…