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The lasting health toll of 9/11 on rescue workers and survivors
Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the long-term health impacts with Dr. Michael Crane, Dr. Benjamin Luft and John Feal.
Childhood 9/11 survivors get new CDC project for 25th anniversary
The World Trade Center Health Program, run by the CDC, recently announced the launch of its new Early Life Exposure initiative to investigate the long-term health ramifications for those who were children or in utero during the attacks.
Thousands Breathed Toxic Dust on 9/11—The Health Effects Are Still Emerging
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted in a review that many individuals exposed to the pollution have gone on to develop multiple conditions, including cancer, respiratory disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and mental disorders.
Newly released 9/11 documents could help save lives, former congresswoman says
The newly released cache of documents related to air quality at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks could help save lives, former Rep. Carolyn Maloney says.
A federal health program for 9/11 responders is still short-staffed
Doctors working with the government program to help survivors with 9/11-related illnesses warn about staffing shortages and slow approvals.
10 Disturbing Details From NYC’s Newly Released 9/11 Files
The truth may be harder to breathe than the air was.
25 years after 9/11, survivors are still getting sick—here are the numbers
A quarter of a century after the Twin Towers fell, those who lived through the attacks are still seeking care for myriad illnesses, including cancers, post-traumatic stress disorder, and more.
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Ben Chevat has been working for decades on behalf of first responders and now leads 9/11 Health Watch, which brought a lawsuit against New York City to obtain records related to the toxic air around ground zero. After 25 years, those records have finally been released.
I lived blocks from Ground Zero in 2001. Newly unsealed records reveal what we were breathing
We were evacuated, forced to flee as dust and debris blanketed the neighborhood. I had left earlier for class that day and was standing in front of Trinity Church when the first plane hit. I remember seeing office papers fall from the sky.
Rep. Gillen suggests hearings, victim eligibility expansion after 9/11 air quality reveal
More people have now died after 9/11 (more than 5,000), compared to the day itself (nearly 3,000).