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911 Health Watch Statement on Denial of Petition to Add Cardiac Conditions to the List of Covered Conditions by the WTC Health Program
“While this decision is clearly disappointing to the many 9/11 responders and survivors that have cardiac conditions that believe their conditions are connected to their 9/11 experience, we need to remember that 15 years ago the initial decision was to deny adding cancer as a condition, which was subsequently added.”
World Trade Center related acute traumatic injuries and musculoskeletal disorders: Clinical best practices
Although acute traumatic injuries (ATIs) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were relatively common among those exposed to the September 11, 2001 (9/11), attacks, relatively few persons have received treatment from the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program for these conditions.
Feds moving to fill some vacancies at WTC health program, lawmakers say
With the 25th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaching, the Trump administration is moving to fill some of the three-dozen job vacancies at the World Trade Center Health Program by transferring workers from other agencies and issuing temporary assignments.
Mamdani pledges 9/11 transparency, but lawyers say some records weren’t saved
A day before the budget announcement, lawyers for Mamdani in state court argued it didn’t have certain 2001 records that weren’t saved.
Thomas Parquette, 69, was a local firefighter who rushed to NYC after 9/11
Thomas Parquette’s obituary said he “dedicated his life to helping others.”
Demanding answers: Why hasn’t Staten Island ever received a comprehensive cancer study?
Staten Island has some of the highest cancer rates in New York—and for many families, the question isn’t just about diagnosis, but why.
Sedgwick Earns 2026 Great Place To Work Certification
Sedgwick, the world’s leading risk and claims administration partner, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fifth consecutive year in the United States.
A Grant Opportunity Forecast Announced by the World Trade Center Health Program
The forecasted opportunity will support early-career investigators pursuing independent research careers focused on improving the health and well-being of populations affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Newest 9/11 study shows connection between PTSD, disease and aging
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, Dr. Benjamin Luft and first author Pei Fen Kuan discovered that the psychological condition connected with the trauma of the attacks and their aftermath have physiological consequences connected to chronic disease and aging.
NYC must produce key WTC 9/11 records and do it now
It’s now less than two months until the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and Mayor Mamdani and the man running the city’s Law Department, Corporation Counsel Steve Banks, are saying all the right things, but city lawyers are still fighting disclosure in court.