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9/11 first responders show memory problems, researchers find
Cognitive impairment, long considered a leading risk factor for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, has been detected in a significant proportion of people who served as first responders during the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster.
Rescuing the Rescuers: The Effort to Cover and Monitor 9/11 Responders for Lung Disease and Cancer
Thousands of first responders and citizens developed cancer following the September 11 terror attacks.
Study finds memory problems in some 9/11 responders
A new study by researchers at Stony Brook University found memory problems in a number of Sept. 11 first responders.
PTSD in 9/11 Workers Linked to Higher Asthma Risk
Causal mechanism related to stress appears likely, investigators say
Exposure to 9/11 disaster tied to low birthweight, preterm delivery
For years following the events of September 11, 2001 in lower Manhattan, the disaster and its aftermath may have affected women and their babies who were not even conceived yet, according to a new study.
IRS Finalizes Foreign Contractor Fee Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations on the two percent tax on payments made to foreign companies that receive US government contracts.
9/11 and Cancer: Behind the Headlines
As we seem to learn every month or so, reporting on statistics is tricky business (When Skyrocketing Isn’t July 19, 2016). The latest example concerns health risks associated with exposure to the terror attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) on 9/11.
Diagnoses of 9/11-linked cancers have tripled in less than 3 years
More than 5,400 Ground Zero responders and others who lived, worked or went to school near the fallen Twin Towers have come down with 9/11-linked cancers, a grim tally that has tripled in the past 2¹/₂ years.
9/11 Responders’ Attorney: Fight For Care Continues
Thousands of emergency responders and construction workers fell ill after breathing toxic air at the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
After the attacks
Many 9/11 first responders still face serious health problems. Jacqueline Moline, AB’84, MD’88, has been helping them since 2001.