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9/11 Health Panel Seeks Public Input on Cancer
A panel of medical experts will soon decide whether the federal government’s $2.8 billion 9/11 health fund should cover cancer — and they want to hear from the public before making a decision.
Death of Mexican 9/11 worker raises questions
Friends of a Mexican volunteer firefighter who spent three months doing cleanup work at the World Trade Center site after the 2001 terror attacks said they are skeptical of and disappointed with a medical examiner’s conclusion that he died of natural causes.
Respiratory Illness, PTSD Appear Linked in 9/11 Workers
Among responders to the World Trade Center disaster, there appears to be a relationship between respiratory problems and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers found.
Court finds 9/11 toxins likely caused NYPD Officer Frank Macri’s fatal cancer
The widow of a city cop killed by lung cancer after two months of toxic post-9/11 duty won a bitter four-year fight Tuesday to collect enhanced line-of-duty death benefits.
V.C.F. deadline means tough choice for some 9/11 survivors
On December 22, 2010, 9/11 health advocates won a hard-fought battle to persuade the U.S. Congress to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
About 500,000 exposed to WTC attack toxics
The attacks on the World Trade Center put about 500,000 people at risk of negative health effects from chemicals, toxins and trauma, U.S. researchers say.
Health problems worsen for 9/11 responders
As Alex Sanchez leaves his Washington Heights apartment with his young son and walks up the block to Broadway, he stops twice to catch his breath. When he starts walking again, he’s slower than before. His labored breathing sounds like that of an elderly man. He’s 44.
Terms Met, Payout Rises for Workers at 9/11 Site
More than 10,000 ground zero rescue and cleanup workers who settled lawsuits with New York City over damage to their health will share an extra $55 million in bonus payments but will not have to pay lawyers’ fees on the increase, a federal judge has ruled.
As Study Links 9/11 Debris to Cancer, Details Emerge on How Officials Downplayed Ground Zero Dangers
Study Suggests Higher Cancer Risk for 9/11 Firefighters
A new study says firefighters who toiled in the wreckage of the World Trade Center in 2001 were 19 percent more likely to develop cancer than those who were not there, the strongest evidence to date of a possible link between work at ground zero and cancer.