Archive of News (2025)
9/11 attacks are still claiming lives of people who weren’t in the towers that day
Almost three decades on, and the September 11, 2001, attacks are sadly still claiming lives. Interestingly, however, these latest victims weren’t involved in 9/11 directly.
Senators rip Kennedy for problems afflicting WTC Health Program
Staffing shortages and associated administrative issues at the World Trade Center Health Program are compromising the care sought and needed by survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks, according to U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer.
NJ’s 9/11 first responders get fresh chance at disability benefits
A new law enacted by Gov. Phil Murphy is giving a group of New Jersey’s 9/11 first responders a new chance to file for accidental disability retirement benefits.
3 additional 9/11 victims have been identified, according to the New York City chief medical examiner’s office
Ryan Fitzgerald of Floral Park, N.Y., Barbara Keating of Palm Springs, Calif., and an adult woman whose name is being withheld at the request of her family are the 1,651st, 1,652nd and 1,653rd victims positively identified through DNA analysis.
Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand call on Health Secretary Kennedy to fix issues with WTC Health Program
The World Trade Center Health Program continues to be hampered by staffing shortages and operational issues, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer said in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the administrative issues within the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) that stem from WTCHP staffing cuts and other harmful Trump administration directives.
Design of a randomized tobacco cessation trial among FDNY World Trade Center responders in a lung cancer screening program
This trial addresses a key gap in tobacco cessation research by testing an innovative intervention for a high-risk occupational cohort participating in LDCT screening.
NYCERS eliminates appeal process for disability benefits
NYCERS did not inform pension beneficiaries, retiree advocates or municipal unions about the policy change, said Gary Smiley, the liaison to the World Trade Center Health Program for the union representing the FDNY’s EMTs, paramedics and fire inspectors.
New York senators urge immediate action to fix the 9/11 health program as survivors face delays
Nearly 24 years after the 9/11 attacks, New York lawmakers say the health program created to care for survivors and responders is faltering and they’re demanding answers.
A Massachusetts’ Mom Puts Fighter’s Spirit On Display After Surviving 9/11 & Beating Breast and Colon Cancer – ‘We’re All Touched By Cancer’
Massachusetts native Kathy Ball-Toncic embodies a survivor’s spirit. Her journey spans two devastating cancer diagnoses and surviving one of the darkest days in American history—and now, she’s preparing to channel that strength into something bigger: a bike race for cancer research that carries powerful personal significance.