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The Impact on Medical Students of the 9/11 Attacks on New York’s World Trade Center
Little is known about how participation in disaster relief impacts medical students.
Treasury withheld nearly $4M from FDNY 9/11 health program
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin admitted in a letter sent on Oct. 8 to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that the department has withheld approximately $3.92 million since 2004 from the New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY) fund…
Treasury Department withheld nearly $4 million from FDNY 9/11 health program, says NYC is responsible for federal debts
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin acknowledged that his department withheld $3.92 million since 2004 from Fire Department of New York first responders suffering from illnesses related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because of other debts New York City owes…
Stony Brook University gets $7.9M grant for cognitive study on 9/11 responders
Stony Brook University researchers have received a $7.9 million federal grant to assess whether World Trade Center first responders who inhaled toxic dust after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks are at greater risk for cognitive decline and possible early-onset dementia.
Treasury Secretary: City at Fault For Feds Shortchanging WTC Health Fund
FDNY, House Dems, Advocates Say He’s Stalling
House Committees demand answers after feds divert nearly $4M from 9/11 FDNY treatment fund
The chairmen of two powerful House committees, including Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, sent a scathing letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Tuesday…
NEAL, PALLONE BLAST TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR WITHHOLDING MILLIONS FROM 9/11 HEALTH FUND
The World Trade Center Health Program provides physical and mental health services to all FDNY members who responded to 9/11
Widow of 9/11 hero still waiting for payment promised under new Missouri law
A St. Louis woman whose husband died as a result of exposure to chemicals at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attack is waiting for the state of Missouri…