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Health benefits for 9/11 responders discussed in Shanksville
The Shanksville Fire Department in Somerset County was part of an informational session Wednesday regarding the benefits available for first responders of the Sept. 11 attacks.
My Hospice: Lou’s Story
Lou Alvarez was one of the thousands of first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Slow Start for Schools’ WTC Awareness Effort
The United Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education’s World Trade Center health-awareness program, aimed at reaching nearly 20,000 former public-school students who may have been exposed to potentially deadly toxins, attracted only about 50 people…
FDNY Firefighter Gets 9/11 Benefits after City Relents
New York City officials had denied a full 9/11 disability pension to retired FDNY firefighter Joe Daly, claiming his cancer was linked to excessive drinking.
NYC caves and authorizes WTC benefits for 9/11 survivor — after claiming his cancer was caused by drinking and not by his time at Ground Zero
After months of claiming a retired FDNY firefighter’s cancer was linked to excessive drinking, and not his time at Ground Zero, the city finally agreed to provide the sickened smokeater…
‘I’m In Chronic Pain’: Philadelphia Woman Among Thousands Of 9/11 First Responders Aiming To Get Money From Compensation Fund
Halloween is the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Former NYPD detective, 9/11 healthcare advocate Dennis Murphy dies of cancer
A former NYPD detective and 9/11 survivor advocate died early Friday from cancer related to his work sifting through the rubble after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Daily News has learned.
Dennis Murphy was a champion for 9/11 responders
I meet some amazing people on this job, and one of them was Dennis Murphy.
Local first responders at Ground Zero continue to pay ultimate price
Peter Farrenkopf had only been off the job for a year, and was living in the Ulster County farmhouse he and his wife had bought a few years earlier…
The Physical and Mental Health Challenges Experienced by 9/11 First Responders and Recovery Workers: A Review of the Literature
In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York (USA), otherwise known as 9/11, first responders and recovery workers began experiencing a range of physical and mental health challenges.