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Allergy and Lung Injury among Rescue Workers Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster Assessed 17 Years after Exposure to Ground Zero
Following exposure to the WTC disaster, the patients in our cohort developed allergic hypersensitivity and severe lung injury with only partial reversibility.
Post-traumatic stress disorder and the association with overweight, obesity, and weight change among individuals exposed to the World Trade Center disaster, 2003-2016
Among Veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be associated with obesity and accelerated weight gain.
9/11 responder Michael J. Schnitzer remembered as a ‘perfect partner’
Rockville Centre resident Michael J. Schnitzer never took a day off.
OVER 80% OF WORLD TRADE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE FATTY LIVER DISEASE
World Trade Center first responders were exposed to environmental toxicants that have resulted in negative health consequences.
Study finds highly elevated levels of fatty liver disease for 9/11 first responders
Toxins released at 2001 World Trade Center disaster linked to doubling incidence
World trade Center Health Program, New Mental Health Resources Page
Years later, many members still feel the emotional burden from the events of 9/11.
Update from World Trade Center Health Program on its response to COVID 19
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program’s top priority is to continue providing your WTC-related health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure that all members are taking steps to protect their health.
Regular Medical Surveillance in World Trade Center Emergency Personnel May Explain Increased Rates of Thyroid Cancer
Increased incidence of thyroid cancer in World Trade Center-exposed emergency workers is predominantly due to increased detection of asymptomatic thyroid cancer during medical surveillance, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
For 2 9/11 Firefighters, A More-Daunting Threat
Brenda Berkman and Regina Wilson are two of the firefighters who survived the World Trade Center rescue efforts in which 343 FDNY members were killed, then spent months working at the site…
Coronavirus Finds WTC Responders, Survivors Especially Vulnerable
Among the scores of city civil servants who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic have been 9/11 World Trade Center cancer survivors like Det. Robert Cardona, who joined the NYPD in July 2001…