The World Trade Center (WTC) collapse produced an inhalation disaster. Body Mass index (BMI) is a risk-factor for WTC-related lung injury. More.
Worsened longitudinal visit-to-visit-FEV1-variation and mortality in WTC exposed FDNY workers
Update on Telehealth Claims Issues
We want to acknowledge the concerns many of you have raised regarding recent World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program telehealth claims processing issue. We understand the uncertainty this has created and appreciate your patience as we work through the issue. More.
Grace Lee Announces $2 Million State Grant for 9/11 Health Research
New York State has earmarked $2 million in the recently passed state budget for potentially health and life-saving genomic cancer research involving 9/11 first responders Assemblymember Grace Lee announced at June 3 press conference. More.
Judge orders deposition over claims city had no post-9/11 air quality docs
Two employees from the city's Department of Environmental Protection will be forced to explain why they said the agency had no documents related to its well-established role in investigating air quality in Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a decision NY1 obtained from New York Supreme Court Justice James Clynes. More.
NYC Council speaker pushes for review of 9/11 air quality records
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin is calling for funding to review long-sought air quality records tied to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Menin said the city and federal government told people downtown that the air was safe to breathe. More.
Judge orders NYC officials to testify about why City Hall initially said records on Lower Manhattan air quality after 9/11 didn’t exist
Two city officials have been court-ordered to testify next month about why the Department of Environmental Protection told 9/11 victim advocates the city didn’t have any records on Lower Manhattan air quality after the 2001 terrorist attack, before backtracking and turning over 68 boxes of documents. More.
World Trade Center Health Program Launches National Awareness Initiative to Reach Those Who Were Impacted by 9/11 as Children or Teens
As the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is launching a national awareness initiative this summer to reach those who were children and teens on 9/11 who may be living with physical or mental health conditions. More.
Decades Later, Children Of 9/11 Responders May Face Elevated Mental Health Risks
A new study suggests the psychological toll of September 11 extended well beyond the World Trade Center responders who lived through it. More than two decades later, their now-adult children are showing measurably higher rates of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and alcohol use disorder. More.