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State Police honors fallen trooper who served at Ground Zero
On Wednesday, New York state troopers gathered to pay respects to Mark Ondus’ family and honor his dedication.
World Trade Center Health Program Research: Newly Funded Projects
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is pleased to announce the following 16 projects were awarded funding under the 2025 cycle.
Longitudinal trajectories of binge and heavy drinking pattern among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2006-2021: A dual trajectory modeling approach
This study examined drinking trajectories among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees and evaluated potential risk factors.
Retired trooper succumbs to illness from 9/11 attacks
Mark A. Ondus, 56, passed away Thursday from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
Scientists find strong link between severity of exposure at Ground Zero, lung cancer
Scientists with the WTC Health and Wellness Program at Stony Brook University say that, for the first time, they have uncovered a strong association between the severity of exposure and the incidence of lung cancer.
World Trade Center attacks boosted lung cancer incidence in responders nearly 3-fold
The World Trade Center (WTC) attacks in September 2001 produced a nearly threefold increase in the incidence of lung cancer among first responders 10 years after the event, researchers have found.
SBU-Led Study Reveals Link Between WTC Toxic Exposures and Lung Cancer
The study found that more than 10 years after 9/11, responders who had more exposures than those minimally exposed at Ground Zero had a nearly threefold rate of lung cancer.
The association of Gastro-esophageal reflux disease and self-reported myocardial-infarction among World Trade Center disaster exposed persons
A nearly two-fold risk of myocardial-infarction among those with 9/11 disaster related GERD is concerning given the high prevalence of GERD among persons who were exposed to the 9/11 disaster.
9/11 dust exposure linked to blood mutations in responders
Researchers at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center found that the toxic dust cloud caused distinctive genetic mutations in blood-forming cells, dramatically increasing cancer risk.
Nissa Suarez Saldana’s mission to remember, honor 9/11 victims
For Suarez Saldana, 9/11 hit closer to home than most, just a balcony view from her residence in New York City. Her childhood was spent overlooking the World Trade Center.