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Mental health, long-term medication adherence, and the control of asthma symptoms among persons exposed to the WTC 9/11 disaster
A positive association between mental health conditions and poor asthma control has been documented in the World Trade Center-exposed population.
World Trade Center Lung Injury May Be Predicted by Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is useful for predicting future lung injury in a cohort of individuals who were exposed to particulate matter from the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse, according to study results published in CHEST.
World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 023-Uterine Cancer, Including Endometrial Cancer; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
A Rule by the Health and Human Services Department on 09/24/2019
Thousands of Former NYC Students, Teachers Near World Trade Center After 9/11 Warned of Potential Health Problems
The DOE said they will be sending letters to 19,000 former students enrolled at schools south of Houston Street
One last rescue: The House of Representatives does the right thing for 9/11 responders, and the Senate must follow suit
The House of Representatives has acted with bipartisan compassion in allowing all sick first responders whose bodies were damaged by their selfless service at the World Trade Center to get promised aid…
DOE Alerting Students Who Survived 9/11 Attacks About Available Health Benefits, Compensation
The New York City Department of Education is reaching out to support the students of 9/11.
Thousands of former New York students and teachers may be eligible for health care through 9/11 victim fund
New York city education officials are notifying thousands of former students, staff and teachers that they might be eligible for free health care through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund…
New study identifies risk factors for head and neck cancer among 9/11 responders
A recent Rutgers study identified factors that may put people who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center (WTC) at increased risk for cancers of the head and neck…
Pulmonary nodules common in 9/11 responders
More than half of World Trade Center responders with available CT scans had evidence of pulmonary nodules, a recent study shows.
DOE to contact 19,000 former 9/11 students about free medical care
City education officials are attempting to contact all 19,000 former students who attended public schools near Ground Zero on 9/11 to let them know they could be eligible for free medical care.