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World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 007-Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
On April 6, 2015, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program received a petition (Petition 007) to add certain autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and connective tissues diseases, to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List).
Statement by 911 Health Watch on the World Trade Center Administrator’s decision to not include on the list of conditions covered for treatment by the program certain autoimmune diseases.
For Immediate Release from 911 Health WatchJune 6th, 2015Statement by 911 Health Watch on the World Trade Center Administrator’s decision to not include on the list of conditions covered for treatment by the program certain autoimmune diseases. “The World Trade Center Administrator in a decision posted in the Federal Register has decided not to include […]
New regs for Monday: 9/11 health coverage, medical devices, accounting standards
Monday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for 9/11 health coverage and accounting standards, and loosens the requirements for certain medical devices.
9/11 Memorial to Mark the 13th Anniversary of the End of the Recovery Operations at Ground Zero
We wanted to share with you the program of events at the 9/11 Memorial to mark the 13th anniversary of the end of the recovery operations at Ground Zero. There will be a special program on the Health issues facing 9/11 Responders on May 28th. Dear Friend, The 9/11 Memorial invites you to attend a […]
Could Ground Zero dust threaten the health of Wall Street workers years later?
Dave Innocenti was one of those guys in the color-coded smocks working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, shouting and waving as he executed multi-million-dollar deals.
World Trade Center Health Program’s Website has New Resources
We wanted you to know that the World Trade Center Health Program’s website has new resources for both those interested in applying to the Program as well as current members that you might find helpful. Here is the url to the program website: http://www.cdc.gov/wtc/ One important resource includes the new WTC Health Program Member Handbook […]
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/ : April 17, 2015 — U.S. News and World Report — More Evidence of Long-Term Illness in 9/11 Responders Emergency […]
More Evidence of Long-Term Illness in 9/11 Responders
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers who came to the rescue at the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, have some of the same chronic health problems that their colleagues…
PTSD Rampant Among 9/11 Responders
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers who came to the rescue at the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, have some of the same chronic health problems that their colleagues in the police and fire…
New Study Looks at 9/11 Health Effects on EMS Workers
Nearly one in eight EMS workers who responded to the World Trade Center attacks appears to be suffering from digestive problems, and one in seven could be depressed.