The federal government is fixing a mistake that excluded members of the U.S. armed services who worked at Sept. 11 crash sites and came down with a 9/11 illness from getting pivotal health coverage, the Daily News has learned. More.
Feds fix loophole preventing soldiers from getting 9/11 healthcare
New York Passes 9/11 Notice Act
On September 11, 2023, on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul officially signed the 9/11 Notice Act into law. The act, which received a unanimous vote in the state assembly and senate, amends the General Business Law. More.
Tragic Legacy: 9/11-Related Illnesses Still Claiming Lives
Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY chaplain who passed away from a 9/11-related cancer on Thanksgiving Day, joins a sad and growing list of people succumbing to illnesses they suffered due to their service at the World Trade Center site in the weeks and months following the 2001 attack. More.
Texas fire departments are fighting stigma and pushing to provide firefighters mental health help
For more than a decade, Sam Buser watched the lights of fire trucks bounce off the city streets of Houston, heard the roars of burning blazes and stood before the caskets of too many firefighters. More.
Officials encourage Flight 93 first responders to submit claims to 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
Federal officials visited the Flight 93 Memorial on Wednesday with a message for anyone that responded to the crash in 2001. First responders could be owed money for effects from their response on 9/11. More.
Bipartisan Push To Include Senate-Passed Amendment To Help Close World Trade Center Health Program Funding Gap In Final NDAA
On the heels of 9/11, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) are announcing a bipartisan push to include their Senate-passed amendment to help address the funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) in the final version of the FY24 NDAA. More.
Number of cancers related to 9/11 continues to grow
As the country marks 22 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, the list of high-risk cancer cases caused by 9/11 continues to grow. Dr. Noa Biran, professor at the John Theurer Cancer Center, breaks down why the attacks are causing cancer in so many survivors. More.
22 years later, the fight continues for those battling 9/11-related illnesses
Monday will be a somber day as we remember all the lives lost 22 years ago on 9/11, and it's also a time to remember those who are struggling with 9/11-related illnesses. "We advocate 364 days out of the year. We take that one day off to stop the advocacy to pay respect to those who died on 9/11," 9/11 responder advocate John Feal said. More.