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The long shadow of 9/11: Mental health outcomes in adult children of World Trade Center Responders with PTSD
Current parental PTSD and depression were significantly associated with offspring PTSD and depression, respectively. Poor parent-offspring relationships were associated with offspring depression, PTSD, and alcohol use disorder.
Lawler Implores HHS to Expand World Trade Center Health Fund Cancer Screenings
The letter specifically advocates for coverage of PSA testing and skin cancer examinations, something residents and the first responder community in the Hudson Valley need easier access to.
Decades Later, Children Of 9/11 Responders May Face Elevated Mental Health Risks
A new study links the trauma experienced by 9/11 World Trade Center responders to measurable mental health struggles in their now-adult children, more than two decades later.
World Trade Center Health Program Launches National Awareness Initiative to Reach Those Who Were Impacted by 9/11 as Children or Teens
The initiative focuses on people who were children, teens, or young adults when exposed to WTC-dust and toxins during and in the months following the events of 9/11.
Officer dies from 9/11-related cancer
Corporal Foust was among the first officers to respond when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon.
More than two decades after 9/11, the children of World Trade Center responders are still experiencing mental health ill-effects
More than two decades after 9/11, the children of World Trade Center responders are still experiencing mental health ill-effects, per new study examining the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
WTC Health Program member Nadia shares her story with Devon Rodriguez
Nadia was exposed to harmful debris at Ground Zero. She talks to Devon Rodriguez about her personal battle against metaplastic breast cancer and her experience receiving treatment from the World Trade Center Health Program.
eBay Hit With Labor Retaliation Suit Raising SOX Whistleblower Claims Over Promoted Listings
A new lawsuit against eBay is putting fresh scrutiny on the company, with a former employee alleging she was unlawfully terminated after raising concerns about disability accommodations, FMLA access, medical confidentiality, discrimination, and possible manipulation of metrics.
Evolving Cancer Characteristics Among World Trade Center Survivors: An Updated Analysis from the WTC Environmental Health Center
Compared with our previous report in 2020, the enrolled number of cancers increased 2.5-fold.
One reporter spent years lobbying for those sickened during 9/11. Now, he’s one of them
“I’m at the stage where I’m getting up and going to take a shower and brushing my teeth leaves me panting for breath.”