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End of watch: NYPD salutes heroes fallen from 9/11-related illnesses at somber Police Plaza ceremony
Families of officers lost during 2020 began to weep as a battalion of intricate bouquets were amassed on behalf of various sections of the department in the Hall of Heroes.
Twenty-Year Reflection on the Impact of World Trade Center Exposure on Pulmonary Outcomes in Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Rescue and Recovery Workers
This focused review summarizes the WTC-related respiratory diseases that developed in the FDNY cohort after 9/11.
9/11 retirees struggling to get health care in Southwest Florida
There are about 700 NYPD retirees in Southwest Florida who need medical care, but some health care providers, including Lee Health, don’t take their health insurance.
NYPD heroes awarded medals for heroism, dedication to NYC
NYPD officers who have put their lives on the line were rewarded for their heroism in a ceremony Friday.
NYC retirement agency short changes death benefits for parents of paramedic who died of 9/11 illness: union
The EMS workers’ union wonders if other families have also been drastically short-changed by city retirement system bean counters.
Rescue the heroes: Congress must meet its obligation to those suffering from 9/11 health ailments
No one wants to be in the WTC Health Program; they need to be. There is no choice in battling the cancers and the other killers that are preying on this population.
Race/ethnic differences in prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder in World Trade Center responders: Results from a population-based, health monitoring cohort
Results of this study underscore the burden of differential vulnerability that can contribute to higher prevalence of PTSD in certain cultural subgroups following large magnitude traumatic events.
9/11 Disability-Pension Advocates Say NYCERS Not Serving Them
Unions that represent some 9/11 first-responders say the New York City Employees’ Retirement System continues to deny most of them disability pensions equal to three-quarters of final average salary.
World Trade Center Health Program Faces Funding Shortfall
Activists, local leaders, and elected officials are working to head off this possibility with new legislation.
Former North Arlington mayor will be honored in fallen firefighters ceremony
Joseph Bianchi is among the fallen firefighters who will be honored in a candlelight ceremony Saturday as part of the 40th Annual National Firefighters Memorial Weekend.