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9-11 Museum nixes exhibit features that dispute link between Ground Zero dust and cancer, health issues
The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum has quietly replaced three exhibit panels that many though cast doubt on the connection between toxic dust from Ground Zero and subsequent diseases many first responders and workers suffered afterward.
9/11 Responders Urged to Register for NY Benefits
Elected officials and union activists are urging Sept. 11 responders to sign up for New York worker compensation benefits.
Family, friends mourn loss of Sgt. Paul Ferrara, of Yaphank, who recovered victims from the World Trade Center disaster
Friends and family paid their last respects today to an NYPD officer who worked at Ground Zero.
13 Names Added to FDNY Memorial Wall
Small plaques inscribed with the names of 13 New York Fire Department employees who died of illnesses directly related to the search for survivors in the rubble at the World Trade Center after Sept. 11 were added Thursday…
Press Conference September 8th at 11.15 AM
Wanted to let you know about an upcoming event, this Monday, September 8th at 11:15 A.M., Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressmen Jerrold Nadler and Peter King will announce the introduction of legislation to extend the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Below are the details about the event. GILLIBRAND, […]
Hillary Clinton to mark 9/11 anniversary at NYC fundraiser for responders and kin
Hillary Clinton will mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in part by headlining a fundraiser for a group that monitors federal programs designed to help Sept. 11 responders, survivors and family members.
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/ : August 24, 2014 — NY Post — Pharmacy charges 9/11 responders $150 for medication records A pharmacy near Mount […]
When 9/11 arrives, remember the living
In a little more than a week, we will mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Here in New York, the names of those killed in the attacks will be read aloud by their family members…
Statement by 911 Health Watch – GAO Report Validates Decision to add Cancer to Covered WTC Conditions and Provide Treatment to 9/11 Responders and Survivors
For Immediate Release from 911 Health Watch August, 25, 2014 Press Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103 ben.chevat@911healthwatch.org GAO Report Validates Decision to add Cancer to Covered WTC Conditions and Provide Treatment to 9/11 Responders and Survivors The release of the General Accountability Office Report GAO Report: “World Trade Center Health Program: Approach Used to Add […]
Pharmacy charges 9/11 responders $150 for medication records
A pharmacy near Mount Sinai Hospital is gouging sick 9/11 responders by charging $150 for a simple printout of the medications they take, advocates told The Post.