A 9/11 responder with life-threatening pancreatic cancer was told this week that he couldn't start chemotherapy. Two others with new cancer diagnoses were also denied treatment, according to Dr. David Prezant, chief medical officer of the New York City Fire Department and director of its World Trade Center Health Program. More.
As health program stalls and certifications stop, some critically ill 9/11 responders are left without care
As health program stalls and certifications stop, some critically ill 9/11 responders are left without care
A 9/11 responder with life-threatening pancreatic cancer was told this week that he couldn't start chemotherapy. Two others with new cancer diagnoses were also denied treatment, according to Dr. David Prezant, chief medical officer of the New York City Fire Department and director of its World Trade Center Health Program. More.
As health program stalls and certifications stop, some critically ill 9/11 responders are left without care
A 9/11 responder with life-threatening pancreatic cancer was told this week that he couldn't start chemotherapy. Two others with new cancer diagnoses were also denied treatment, according to Dr. David Prezant, chief medical officer of the New York City Fire Department and director of its World Trade Center Health Program. More.
Dr. John Howard was NOT Reinstated as Administrator of the WTC Health Program
It appears that Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was not properly reinstated as Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, as the Health and Human Services Department told the NY Republican Members of Congress which they announced on April 5. More.
Dr. John Howard was NOT Reinstated as Administrator of the WTC Health Program
It appears that Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was not properly reinstated as Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, as the Health and Human Services Department told the NY Republican Members of Congress which they announced on April 5. More.
'We're all ticking time bombs': Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis
The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again. More.
NIOSH Temporarily Reverses Cuts to Programs Benefiting Firefighters Including 9/11 Survivors
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has agreed to rehire staffers on programs benefiting firefighters, after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled the World Trade Center Health Program, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and more. More.
9/11 Survivors Battle Against Federal Health Care Cuts
Attorney Michael Barasch is heading to Washington this week with survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a simple ask for lawmakers: Reverse the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal World Trade Center Health Program. More.