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Deadline approaching to register for 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Many of those suffering from health problems or with a loved one who died as a result of exposure to the toxins unleashed by the World Trade Center’s collapse have just days to register with the fund.
The Association of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with longitudinal change in Glomerular Filtration Rate in World Trade Center responders
PTSD may be a novel risk factor for exaggerated longitudinal GFR change in young, healthy adults.
Hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees Who Were under 18 Years of Age on 9/11, 2001-2016
Much of the literature on hospitalizations post-September 11, 2001 (9/11) focuses on adults but little is known about post-9/11 hospitalizations among children.
Breast Cancer Characteristics in the Population of Survivors Participating in the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center Program 2002-2019
These findings suggest considerable differences in the breast cancer characteristics and distribution of breast cancer intrinsic subtypes in the WTC-exposed civilian population compared to that of the general population.
Key Deadline Looms for 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
There is one week until a key deadline for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
Call for registration as 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund deadline looms
The cutoff to register for federal funding is July 29, which is the last day for those who have a September 11th-related illness that was certified prior to July 29, 2019.
Serum Th-2 cytokines and FEV1 decline in WTC-exposed firefighters: A 19-year longitudinal study
Drugs targeting the IL-4 pathway may improve lung function in this high-risk subgroup.
Cancer survival among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A collaborative cohort study
WTC-MMTP responders had lower mortality compared with NYS-non-responders, after controlling for demographic factors and temporal trends.
COVID-19 cumulative incidence, asymptomatic infections, and fatality in Long Island, NY, January-August 2020: A cohort of World Trade Center responders
The results of the present study suggest a high cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 among WTC responders in the spring and summer of 2020.
Impact of healthcare services on thyroid cancer incidence among World Trade Center-exposed rescue and recovery workers
Our findings support the hypothesis that no-cost screening (a benefit provided by WTC-MMTPs) is associated with elevated identification of thyroid cancer.