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9/11’s Litany of Loss, Joined by Another Name
Leon Heyward emerged from the subway just as the second plane struck, piercing the south tower. As others fled, he helped evacuate disabled employees from 42 Broadway, where he worked for the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs, and when the first tower fell, he was caught in the churning plume of contaminated dust and smoke.
Top Doc on 9/11 Health Issues
Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, discusses the health problems of first responders and the importance of funding the program for many years.
Health bill to aid 9/11victims to get hearing
People sickened by exposure at Ground Zero after the World Trade Center’s towers collapsed eight years ago would receive federal compensation and extended medical care under a bill a House subcommittee will consider later this month.
Time to rescue our 9/11 heroes ill from Ground Zero cleanup
Eight years ago, in one of our nation’s darkest hours, ironworker Joe Picurro turned off the TV, jumped in his car and rushed from his home in Toms River, N.J., to the smoke-filled devastation of lower Manhattan.
Toll still climbing for heroes
More than 800 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have died since 9/11 — and cancer has killed at least 270 of those heroes, new data show.
Obama’s 9/11 gift: Does the right thing and restores WTC health czar
President Obama yesterday performed a valuable service for the thousands of sickened 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. He reappointed the indomitable Dr. John Howard as World Trade Center health coordinator.
You have to help us, President Obama, say 9/11 survivors
Widows and survivors of 9/11 are demanding President Obama stand with sick responders – and champion a stalled congressional measure to help them.
Detective’s Name on New 9/11 Health Bill
Detective James Zadroga, called in 2006 the first rescuer to die from inhaling dust at ground zero, became a posthumous source of controversy when the city’s medical examiner concluded that his death was not directly related to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
9/11 heroes may get health care cuts while hospital fights government
Nearly 2,000 sick 9/11 first responders could be left without medical care while a New Jersey hospital battles with the federal government for more money, the Daily News has learned.
Ground Zero worker Daniel Arrigo, health and home gone, awaits some compensation
For 9/11 responder Daniel Arrigo, trapped in a broken body, every day is a battle. A battle to breathe, to make ends meet and to get what he says is his due.