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Lawmakers urge Kennedy to reappoint head of 9/11 health program
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reappoint Dr. John Howard to another six-year term as director of NIOSH and administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program.
Garbarino Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Reappointment of Dr. John Howard to Lead World Trade Center Health Program
In the letter, the lawmakers highlight Dr. Howard’s leadership of the World Trade Center Health Program and note that Congress recently secured lifetime funding for the program, ensuring responders and survivors continue receiving the care they have earned.
Trump officials promised to fill WTC Health vacancies, but posted only four jobs
Three months ago, Trump administration officials pledged to fill three dozen job vacancies at the World Trade Center Health Program after complaints of service delays for the past year. So far, only four positions have been posted.
‘9/12’: What to Know About the New Limited Series
The limited series chronicles the legal battle that ensued as first responders fought to receive compensation for the many dire illnesses they suffered after tending to the scene and victims on that fateful day.
Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analyses implicate redox-metabolic pathways in PTSD-associated multisystem disease and accelerated aging
These results reveal a redox-metabolic mechanism through which PTSD may drive multisystem aging and elevate disease risk.
Study finds link between PTSD and early aging in 9/11 survivors
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder likely causes 9/11 first responders and survivors to age faster, leaving sufferers prone to immune system lapses, chronic illnesses and organ deterioration, a study published last month by researchers at Stony Brook University found.
NYC fights lawsuit demanding 9/11 toxin documents even after Mamdani promises to release them
The city’s response claims that the lawsuit, filed by attorney Andrew Carboy for 9/11 Health Watch, survivors of 9/11 illnesses and families of those who died of 9/11 illnesses, is premature because the search for the documents “remains ongoing.”
NYC Council to honor first-responder heroes killed on 9/11 with new street signs
All first responders killed during the 9/11 terror attacks will have modern red or blue street signs rolled out in their honor before the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, The Post has learned.
$40 million for 9/11 document discovery, release included in city budget
The new funding will allow the DOI to continue its investigation.
As Mamdani pledges transparency for 9/11, lawyers say some records weren’t saved
The funding for the city investigation is nearly one-ninth the amount to create the public portal on the same documents about the same topic.