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Congress isn’t done with 9/11: The World Trade Center Health Program must be fully funded
Down the road medical care for these people will have to be rationed. Should that be our legacy in the years ahead as more and more get sicker and more die?
Post-9/11 first responder deaths near total who died during attacks
The number of first responders who died from illnesses stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks is nearly the number of public servants who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Message from the Special Master on the 22nd Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks
As we commemorate 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, I have been reflecting on cooperation, stability, and practicality.
2023 Day of Service and Remembrance Administrator Statement
With more than 400,000 people estimated to have been exposed to toxins or suffer from physical or mental health conditions as result of 9/11, our work and commitment to provide compassionate WTC-related care continues.
She survived 9/11. Then she survived cancer four times.
Clark, 44, has been diagnosed with melanoma four times since that horrible, harrowing day – and recently found out that she’s one of about 30,000 people who can directly trace their cancers to 9/11.
CDC exhibit examines the health consequences of 9/11 attacks
The Centers for Disease Control says nearly 80,000 people still have physical and mental health conditions related to their exposure to airborne toxins following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
9/11 exhibit at CDC examines lingering health effects from terror attacks
Of all the sights and sounds of 9/11′s aftermath, Dr. Mary Reynolds said she remembers the smell of burnt metal the most.
9/11 Health Screening Program Still Has Problems
Because of the structure of the program, those registered can only seek treatment where they are registered; otherwise, they have to transfer to another clinic.
9/11 was 22 years ago. And we’re still holding funerals.
Even now, 22 years later, the death toll from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, continues to climb.
We Must Never Forget
While we look back on this day with sorrow, we must also remember how the resolve of New Yorkers and all Americans was strengthened.