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‘We Owe It’: Nicole Malliotakis Pushes For House To Fund World Trade Center Health Program

In remarks on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) spoke about the World Trade Center Health Program.

Westchester County 9/11 Related Illnesses Memorial Committee Soliciting Names of those who have died of 9/11 Related Illnesses

County Executive George Latimer said: “It is imperative that the lives we lost due to 9/11 related illnesses are not forgotten – not ever.”

Change in Asthma Is Associated with Change in PTSD in World Trade Center Health Registrants, 2011 to 2016

This study tested whether a clinical change in mental problems was associated with a difference in asthma control, and whether a change in asthma control varied with a change in quality of life.

Molecular Clustering Analysis of Blood Biomarkers in World Trade Center Exposed Community Members with Persistent Lower Respiratory Symptoms

A comparison of WTC exposure categorial variables identified that chemokines, circulating receptors, MMPs, and vascular markers significantly increased in the more exposed groups.

Characteristics of Women with Lung Adenocarcinoma in the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center

The identification of a relatively high proportion of women never-smokers with lung cancer warrants further investigation into the role of WTC dust exposure.

Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding

More than 100,000 people depend on the program to treat their 9/11-related health problems. Gillibrand wants congress to close the funding gap.

Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding

Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding.

Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study

In this article, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the Program’s research portfolio and its translational impact.

9/11 responders still need federal and state help

After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Long Islanders flocked to Ground Zero to help. Now, they are still getting sick.

Ground zero work after 9/11 damaged ferry captain’s lungs. A young donor gave him new life

On 9/11, Tony Moyet was the first New York Waterway ferry captain on the scene to help evacuate the area. He returned to ground zero to work for the next 18 months.