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Self-reported cardiovascular disease in career firefighters with and without World Trade Center exposure

We observed an exposure gradient where greater WTC exposure was associated with greater odds of CVD.

Speaker Who? Mike Johnson wins the gavel, for now

We were so unfamiliar with this Louisianan from Shreveport, that we didn’t know his name or his face before he rose to the top Tuesday night.

The center held: Extremist Jim Jordan’s rejection spells hope

They said, correctly, that Jordan failed to support the World Trade Center Health Program.

D’Esposito, LaLota, Garbarino cast surprise votes for Lee Zeldin for House speaker

Three of Long Island’s congressmen sent shock waves through the House Tuesday by voting for former Rep. Lee Zeldin for speaker.

Shanksville town hall to discuss program enrollment for 9/11 responders

Anyone who responded to the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville could be eligible for compensation and/or medical monitoring and treatment.

Congressman Dan Goldman Convenes Townhall on World Trade Center Health Program’s New 9/11 Youth Research Cohort

The Youth Research Cohort was created to study the long-term health of individuals who were aged 21 years or younger – including those in utero – at the time of the 9/11 attacks.

Suffer the Little Children? Survivors Exposed to September 11 Toxins as Youth Face Health Risks

Since the mid-2010s, Lower Manhattan community leaders have been advocating for the creation of a representative group of people exposed as children.

‘Astounding’ milestone: We cannot forget FDNY’s 9/11 sacrifice — then and now

The tick-tock of firefighters’ deaths is just the tip of this horror story.

FDNY seeks more funding after 9/11 illness deaths equals members who died on 9/11

The department averages three or four deaths a month, officials said.

‘A somber, remarkable milestone’: Number of FDNY members felled by 9/11-related illnesses now equal those who died on the day

The number of FDNY members who have died as a result of 9/11-related illnesses now equals the number of members who were killed on that September morning 22 years ago.