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Statement on WTC Health Registry Study on Cancer
911 Health Watch Statement on the release today of the WTC Health Registry Study on Cancer that is being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Today’s release of the WTC Health Registry Article on Cancer being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, confirms last year’s study published by the […]
The Foreclosure Fiasco
This is hardly the only time in recent months that a settlement that is publicized as righting a wrong instead hands money to people who were never victimized. Think back to the $4.3 billion fund established by Congress to compensate people who became sick because of their exposure to toxic dust created by the 9/11 attacks.
911 Health Watch Statement on Victims Compensation Fund
Yesterday the NY Post published an article ” Nearly two years after Zadroga bill signed, Ground Zero workers and others sickened or injured in 9/11 attacks haven’t been paid” about the slow pace of the reopened Victims Compensation Fund. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/zilch_from_zadroga_OVXHXJcP8A3g6Igem57V5N Below is a statement from 911 Health Watch in response to the article. 911 Health […]
Quinn: City Should Help 9/11 Volunteers Get Health Compensation
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has called on the Bloomberg administration to find ways to streamline the process of applying for compensation for those who volunteered in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Signing of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Today, January 2nd 2013, is the 2nd Anniversary of the Signing into law by President Obama of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Public Law No: 111-347.
Volunteers at Ground Zero Now Face a Demand for Proof
On the day the terrorists flew into the World Trade Center, the Wu-Tang Clan canceled its meeting with a record mixer named Richard Oliver, so Mr. Oliver rushed downtown from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment to help out.
World Trade Center rescue workers may face increased cancer risk
People who were involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the World Trade Center (WTC) are at an increased risk for certain types of cancer, including prostate, thyroid, and myeloma, study findings suggest.
9/11 studies dovetail
A study of the health impact of 9/11 expected to be released soon will find increases in cancer rates similar to those in a city Health Department study released this week.
WTC program update
Starting October 1, 2012, the nationwide network of providers in the National Program has been opened up to survivors. Previously, only responders could access care outside the Metropolitan area but now if you are a survivor — which includes lower Manhattan residents at the time of 9/11, students, cleanup workers and lower Manhattan workers — […]
Study belies GZ cancers
Breathing the toxic air of the collapsed World Trade Center did not cause an increase in cancer — either among first responders or those who live and work downtown, according to a surprising new study.