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Why first responders are still dying from 9/11 related illnesses, 25 years later
Nicholas Papain, an FDNY union attorney who has handled thousands of claims to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, joins “The Daily Report” to break down the harm to public health caused by the attacks.
Study finds environmental factors may affect long-term health of 9/11 responders
A new study finds where World Trade Center responders live later in life may influence their long-term physical and mental health.
Sept 11 Responders Developing Dementia Find It Is Not on the Federal Program’s Covered Conditions List
Responders who spent weeks at Ground Zero are being diagnosed with dementia at ages when the condition is rare, and the federal program created to treat their 9/11 illnesses does not pay for it.
This Week in People’s History, Sep 16–22, 2026
The struggle over an accurate characterization of the health risk created by the attack continued for years. The official position was always to deny any risk or to minimize it when denial was impossible.
Newly released NYC documents reveal early asbestos concerns following 9/11 attack
City officials knew that poor air quality and toxins including asbestos posed a threat to New Yorkers following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but kept that information from the public, newly released evidence shows.
The Sacrifice Didn’t End on 9/11
Two hundred stories of office building came down on top of us. We did not find the symbols of an office building: no chairs, light bulbs or computer screens. We found nothing. All of it was in the air we were breathing.
Brooklyn Bar hosts webinar on what estate lawyers need to know about the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
“We thought it might become an important part to have attorneys who regularly deal with the VCF come to speak to us because now the VCF has essentially turned increasingly to death claims,” said the Trusts, Estates & Surrogate’s Court Committee member James Cahill. “Now 15% of all claims are death claims.”
Federal 9/11 Health Program Excludes Care Obtained Outside U.S.
The World Trade Center Health Program excludes medical care, pharmacy products and medical supplies obtained outside the United States or its territories.
WTC Health Program’s John Howard to return for an additional term
The head of the federal World Trade Center Health Program, Dr. John Howard, has been reappointed to another six-year term after a bipartisan push by New York lawmakers to extend the longtime administrator’s post.
Twenty Five Years After 9/11 Attacks, New Center To Uncover Impact on Youngest Survivors
A new CDC research center aims to better understand the possible health effects of those 21 years or younger at the time of their 9/11 exposure.