Archive of News (2025)
Statement on Continuing Problems the World Trade Center Health Program Has Been Experiencing Under Secretary Kennedy
Secretary Kennedy must let the World Trade Center Health Program do its job.
9/11 responders fear RFK Jr.’s CDC chaos will curb future health care
9/11 responders like retired NYPD Det. Richard Volpe fear the clock will run out. “Eventually it’s gonna kill me,” said Volpe of his rare kidney disease. “I have a lot of concerns with my family.”
Ex-NYPD cop who feared 9/11-related kidney disease would rob his fertility calls his daughters ‘miracle babies’
Rich Volpe was a buff 34-year-old NYPD detective when he was diagnosed with a rare 9/11-related kidney disease that threatened to rob his fertility and leave him clinging to life.
CT 9/11 first responders and victims advocates weigh in on current federal priorities
Guy Bocicaut of Norwalk, remembers racing to Lower Manhattan a day after the 9/11 attacks, along with other volunteers from the Salvation Army.
Group that has advised on health issues since 9/11 no longer meets under Trump administration
The meetings of the World Trade Center Responder Steering Committee were described by attendees as collaborative and cordial — until they came to an abrupt stop this year.
Number of first responders, others with 9/11-linked cancer skyrockets to nearly 50,000
Skin, prostate and breast cancer top the list, along with melanoma, lymphoma, leukemia and cancers of the thyroid, kidney, lung and bladder — believed to have been triggered by toxins at Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island.
As the 24th Anniversary of 9/11 Nears, New York Clarifies – Somewhat – Employer Obligations Under the 9/11 Notice Act
New York State published its Final Regulations to implement the 9/11 Notice Act, which requires employers to notify certain current and former employees of their potential eligibility for benefits from federal compensation funds. But with the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaching, employers are still left wondering when and to whom they should […]
NYCERS to reconsider recent change to disability benefit policy
NYCERS’ board will reconsider a policy change that eliminated retirees’ ability to appeal their denials for disability benefits, an advocate for 9/11 first responders said he was told by top officials at the public pension fund.
911 Health Watch calls on Secretary Kennedy to Lift Communications Ban on the World Trade Center Health Program and Allow the Program to Respond to Conditions that Appear to Have Increased Incidence Impacting 9/11 Responders
This pause has shut down all normal communications between the 9/11 community and the World Trade Center Health Program, and is impacting the program’s normal functioning.
Uncertainty over certification affects possible 9/11-related illnesses coverage
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is apparently not reviewing whether new illnesses that may be tied to Ground Zero exposures after the 9/11 attacks should be added to the list of conditions it covers. That leaves patients with emerging conditions that could be related to such exposure without program coverage or financial assistance.