To commemorate the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, John Jay held several events honoring the lives lost because of the terrorist attack, recalling their service, reflecting on the day, and reaffirming our commitment to help serve each other. To kick off the tributes, President Karol V. Mason spoke about the events and their importance for John Jay. More.

While the events of September 11, 2001 will never leave the hearts of Americans, the aftermath continues to haunt those who dropped everything to search for survivors, recover remains and restore Ground Zero. With the rising number of cancer diagnoses among 9/11 responders, Mesothelioma Awareness Day (MAD), an annual movement held on September 26, has taken on a new meaning. More.

A new study has found higher levels of cardiovascular disease among 9/11 first responders, and higher rates associated with spending more time at Ground Zero. The study, published this month in JAMA (the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association), examined the health of nearly 9,800 New York City firefighters who first arrived at the World Trade Center site in the two weeks after 9/11. The study looked at their health between Sept. 11, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2017.

With the recent anniversary of 9/11, all of us at Milestone, like our fellow Americans, have been thinking about how much the victims, their families, and our country lost in just a few minutes on what would have been a regular day. Seeing how our trial attorneys immediately went to work with legislators to lend a hand makes us proud to be part of the American civil justice community. More.

Tuesday marked graduation day for 301 men and women in the New York City Fire Department's class of 2019. Among them, a record number who are answering the call, as their fathers did for the last time on 9/11. The new graduates of the New York Fire Academy are now among the city's bravest, inheriting a legacy of service and sacrifice. More.

The terrorist attacks that took place in the United States of America on September 11, 2001, led the date to become one of the most notably tragic days in US history. On this day, thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives. From innocent civilians to first responders and volunteers, many families lost loved ones on 9/11 and many survivors would find themselves being diagnosed with lasting conditions in the years following. More.

On Sept. 11, 2001, the small town of Gander, Newfoundland provided safe harbor for 6,800 stranded passengers. Originally published on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. By Thomas E. Franklin. North Jersey Record. More.

More than half of World Trade Center responders with available CT scans had evidence of pulmonary nodules, a recent study shows. Researchers examined CT imaging data from 1,617 World Trade Center responders taken between 2003 and 2012 from the WTC Chest CT Imaging Archive and the WTC General Responder Cohort Data Center. The study’s primary outcome was the presence of noncalcified nodules, with radiologists evaluating nodule location, consistency, size at largest diameter and presence of calcification.