Stony Brook University-led researchers tracked post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in more than 12,000 World Trade Center responders for 20 years and found that recovery was often delayed, non-linear and incomplete. More.
Decades after 9/11, PTSD remains a persistent burden for thousands of responders
Landmark 20-Year Study Reshapes Understanding of PTSD
A large 20-year study — the longest and most detailed of its kind — shows that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms can endure for decades, challenging conventional timelines for recovery and offering new insights to guide future treatment. More.
9/11 forever changed their lives and health. Now the program meant to help faces uncertainty
Longtime volunteer firefighter Curtis Andrews remembers seeing the billowing black smoke coming out of the World Trade Center while rushing down the highway that fateful Sept. 11 morning. More.
Some World Trade Center Health Program workers who help those with 9/11 illness rehired, source says, in reversal of Trump administration budget cuts
The Trump administration has rehired the majority of the 16 federal workers in one office that helps those sickened by 9/11 toxins and who were abruptly fired last week, according to a source close to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). More.
The Invisible Cost: Physical Illnesses Among 9/11 Responders
The devastating aftereffects of 9/11 have continued to haunt the world decades after their occurrence. Emergency workers, firefighters, police, and paramedics were exposed to unprecedented trauma, both physically and psychologically. More.
‘It’s upsetting:’ There's a looming funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program
Nathan Coward was a soldier at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. when terrorists flew a plane into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. He responded to the attack, helping to recover the victims and remove debris. More.
PTSD in 9/11 responders didn’t start improving for nearly a decade
For most 9/11 first responders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms didn’t improve until nearly a decade later, and about 10 per cent of those with the condition experienced worsening symptoms 20 years on. More.
Drummond urges Congress to preserve health care access for 9/11 responders, survivors
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking Congress to fix an impending funding crisis that threatens the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), a lifeline for more than 135,000 first responders, survivors and families impacted by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. More.