9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues.
An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :
August 2, 2018 — PoliceOne — NYPD officer dies of 9/11-related cancer
Officer Richard Lopez had served with the NYPD for 20 years
July 28, 2018 — Herald — 9/11 hero dies in York Co. after battling illness from work at World Trade Center site
A Fort Mill man who spent months sifting through toxic rubble at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City…
July 25, 2018 — ExecutiveBiz — OptumServe to Continue Support for Two Federal Health Programs
Optum’s federal government health services business has renewed two of its federal health contracts with a total value of $58.7 million…
July 24, 2018 — WPIX — Retired NYPD cop who shared his 9/11-illness struggle on social media remembered as ESU Strong
When 60-year-old Paul Johnson, a retired NYPD Emergency Service Unit officer, died over the weekend from 9/11-related pulmonary fibrosis…
July 24, 2018 — NEWS12 — White Plains firefighter, 9/11 first responder dies of cancer
A White Plains firefighter who responded to the Sept. 11 terror attacks died Saturday after a battle with cancer.
July 24, 2018 — Rockland/Westchester Journal News — 9/11 losses continue: Honoring White Plains Fire Department Lt. Clark Douglass
The death of retired White Plains Fire Lt. Clark Douglass brings another 9/11 loss for our communities.
July 24, 2018 — September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — A Message from Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya
When I stepped into the role of Special Master two years ago, I was focused on our number one priority: to process and pay claims…
July 23, 2018 — WECT — ‘I was spitting up what looked like plaster’: 9/11 first responder now in NC faces health problems
Most Americans remember horrific videos and photos from the attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.