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Payments slow to come from 9/11 health fund
The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…
9/11 cop’s kidney plea
On 9/11, NYPD officer Robert Joseph Martin was far from home – in Indiana helping friends perform a benefit concert for a girl with cancer.
Late NYPD detective, 9/11 responder, awarded pension after cancer death
NYPD Detective Thomas Weiner, of ‘Tom and Jerry’ crimefighting duo, who was promoted to detective second grade on his deathbed in 2003 after working tirelessly at Ground Zero site, finally gets proper retirement.
Signs of Early Kidney Damage Found in Some 9/11 Responders
Some first responders who toiled at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are now showing signs of early kidney damage, a preliminary study finds.
First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys
She worked for nearly four months handling the rubble at Ground Zero — and it likely damaged her kidneys.
Warren Buffett’s 9/11 payday
Mayor Bloomberg has recruited fellow billionaire Warren Buffett to take over a taxpayer fund set up to pay claims stemming from the toxic Ground Zero cleanup, The Post has learned.
Albuminuria: 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Prevalence Of Kidney Damage
First responders working at ground zero in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center were exposed to cement dust, smoke, glass fibers, and heavy metals.
9/11 victim fund covers cancer for first time
The federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund has for the first time paid out cash awards for cancer.
Five NYPD police officers who died from 9/11-related illnesses and cop killed in on-duty accident added to memorial near Ground Zero
Grieving families joined Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly Friday when the names of six cops who died in the line of duty were added to the police memorial near Ground Zero.
9/11 victim fund applications mount as deadline looms
The claims process for the 9/11 Victim Fund will move even more slowly than it has, as a result of the surge in people registering to meet Thursday’s midnight deadline.