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Heroism and horror: Detective James Zadroga’s sacrifice at WTC must not be in vain
The statement of NYPD Detective James Zadroga to the 9/11 Commission, excerpted in the adjacent column, should be a must-read for every member of Congress.
New Survey Shows More Illnesses Linked to 9/11
Tosh Anderson, of the Beyond Ground Zero Network, explains why the federal government needs to do more for Ground Zero workers and residents who are chronically ill.
Deaths of 9/11 front-liners renew talk of aid bill
The deaths of three 9/11 first responders in the past week is enough proof for Mayor Bloomberg that people are getting sick from working at Ground Zero.
9/11’s lingering pall
It became the largest search-and-recovery operation in U.S. history. And the most dangerous, as we are only now beginning to fully realize.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG RELEASES SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON 9/11 HEALTH
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today released the 2009 Annual Report on 9/11 Health, a review of the latest medical research on potential health impacts of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
September 11th responders want Congress to pass 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
As the national debate over health care raged in the background, people stopped last week to somberly remember the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Rescue sick 9/11 workers: House panel to take major step on WTC health bill
Washington will take a crucial step toward fulfilling America’s obligation to thousands of Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers when a House subcommittee this month takes up the 9/11 Health and Compensation Bill
9/11’s Litany of Loss, Joined by Another Name
Leon Heyward emerged from the subway just as the second plane struck, piercing the south tower. As others fled, he helped evacuate disabled employees from 42 Broadway, where he worked for the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs, and when the first tower fell, he was caught in the churning plume of contaminated dust and smoke.
Top Doc on 9/11 Health Issues
Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, discusses the health problems of first responders and the importance of funding the program for many years.
Health bill to aid 9/11victims to get hearing
People sickened by exposure at Ground Zero after the World Trade Center’s towers collapsed eight years ago would receive federal compensation and extended medical care under a bill a House subcommittee will consider later this month.