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A Death Tied to 9/11 Dust Is Not Cause for Alarm to Others, Experts Say
When the New York City medical examiner decided last week that Felicia Dunn-Jones’s death was directly linked to the dust of the destroyed twin towers, making her the 2,750th victim of the attack on Sept. 11, Mrs. Dunn-Jones’s husband, Joseph, was relieved beyond words.
For the First Time, New York Links a Death to 9/11 Dust
New York City’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, has for the first time directly linked a death to exposure to dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center.
Macho Mistakes at Ground Zero
As more and more workers who inhaled the dust at ground zero fall ill, it has become increasingly clear that much of the problem can be traced to the Giuliani administration’s failure to insist that all emergency personnel and construction workers at the site wear respirators.
Ground Zero hero loses cancer fight
A retired NYPD street detective who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after toiling at Ground Zero died of the disease yesterday, his wife and the detectives’ union president said.
Study Links Rescuers’ Lung Ailment to Trade Center Collapse
In the first clinical study to clearly link World Trade Center dust to serious and sometimes fatal diseases, doctors have found that the number of New York City rescue and recovery workers with a rare type of lung-scarring condition soared in the year after the trade center collapsed.
E.P.A. Is Urged to Widen Focus on 9/11 Health Effects
Health experts, environmental advocates and politicians called on the federal Environmental Protection Agency yesterday to address contamination and medical problems in Brooklyn and other areas outside Lower Manhattan resulting from the Sept. 11 attack.
City Releases Work Records for Officer Who Died
A search by the city of its files concerning Cesar A. Borja, the New York City police officer whose death from lung disease was held up as an example of the medical problems affecting thousands of ground zero workers and volunteers, found no record that he worked in Lower Manhattan until Dec. 24, 2001, more than three months after the 9/11 attack.
And the fight goes on
Much has changed for the better since the Daily News published the first installment of “9/11: The Forgotten Victims” last July 23, but much remains to be done for the men and women who suffered the tragic consequences of service at Ground Zero
City Releases Work Records for Officer Who Died
A search by the city of its files concerning Cesar A. Borja, the New York City police officer whose death from lung disease was held up as an example of the medical problems affecting thousands of ground zero workers and volunteers, found no record that he worked in Lower Manhattan until Dec. 24, 2001, more than three months after the 9/11 attack.
$4.7 Million Raised to Treat Those Who Fell Ill After 9/11
The 9/11 Neediest Medical Campaign to help those who developed serious illnesses after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center has collected $300,000 since February for a total of nearly $4.7 million, fund officials announced.