News Articles on Effort to Ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is Fully Funded

Below are URLs to news stories on the effort to have the World Trade Center Health Program fully funded.

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March 10, 2024CBS News New YorkNYC overpass renamed for Port Authority Police Officer Pavlos Pallas, who died from 9/11-related cancer

A Port Authority Police officer who died from 9/11-related cancer will forever be remembered in Queens.

March 10, 20248AM Media“We can finally exhale”: Women left out of 9/11 benefits eligible for health care, compensation

The decision to add uterine cancer came after multiple stories from The Fuller Project and its partners about how women were systemically left out of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).

March 5, 2024KGW8 PortlandRetired Oregon incident commander needs double lung transplant 2 decades after responding to Ground Zero

“I wasn’t diagnosed with it until fairly later, and then it went boom.”

February 26, 2024The Daily Mail I’m the psychiatrist who helped the 9/11 first responders overcome their trauma – here’s what they taught me about staying resilient

Initially, I had thought of optimism as something one was either born with or not. However, over time, I realized that while genetics did play a role, the rest was up to us. 

February 26, 2024 NY Daily NewsMayor Adams won’t release 9/11 toxin reports until NYC’s liability risk determined

An Adams spokesman said a legal review is needed first.

February 23, 2024NewsdaySeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund decided more claims, paid most money in 2023

The fund has awarded $12.8 billion to over 56,600 claimants since being reactivated in 2011 and last year decided more claims and issued more reward dollars than in any prior year.

February 21, 2024World Trade Center Health ProgramRecently Passed Legislation Expands World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Eligibility for Pentagon and Shanksville Responders

The NDAA amends the Zadroga Act to expand eligibility to include certain active duty, retired, or reserve members of the military, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, or certain DOD contractors.

February 20, 2024HealioLung function decline after World Trade Center exposure raises risk for mortality

Over time, reductions in lung function following exposure to WTC dust heighten the risk for all-cause and cancer-cause mortality, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

February 18, 2024NY Daily NewsNYC agencies say they have no data on 9/11 toxins — ‘preposterous,’ reply Ground Zero victims’ advocates

An attempt to learn more about the deadly toxins kicked into New York City’s atmosphere after the 9/11 terror attacks has so far been shut down by city government.

February 17, 2024Spectrum News 1Rochester area honors N.Y. state trooper taken by 9/11-related illness

New York state troopers gathered with residents of the Rochester area Saturday to mourn the loss and honor the life of Trooper Steven Tyrrell, who passed away earlier this month from cancer.

February 13, 2024PloS OneInflammatory markers in world trade center workers with asthma: Associations with post traumatic stress disorder

Our results suggest that PTSD is not associated with blood and sputum inflammatory markers in WTC workers with asthma.

February 12, 2024September 11th Victim Compensation FundVCF 2023 Annual Report

This report summarizes the VCF’s 12th year of operation, and focuses on the significant changes, challenges, and achievements of 2023.

February 7, 2024ABC 7 NYNew York State Trooper dies from 9/11-related illness after working at WTC site

Trooper Steven A. Tyrrell, 58, was assigned to New York City to aid in the search and recovery efforts.

February 6, 2024OncLiveThe Importance of Lung Cancer Screening in Individuals Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster

Our study findings demonstrate that beginning lung cancer screening at the age of 50 years and in those with fewer pack-years likely contributes to improved survival after a lung cancer diagnosis.

January 31, 2024NewsdayFuneral for Joseph Zadroga, advocate for health benefits for 9/11 first responders sickened at Ground Zero

Zadroga, 76, of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, was struck and killed earlier this month in a hospital parking lot where he had been visiting his ailing wife.

January 31, 2024NJ Spotlight NewsPush for new avenue to compensation for NJ 9/11 responders

“We owe it to the heroes of 9/11 to ensure they are duly compensated, no matter how much time has passed since the September 11th attacks,” Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Bergen) said in a statement.

January 30, 2024NBC 6 South Florida9/11 first responder who advocates for firefighters’ health diagnosed with cancer

Retired FDNY Chief Richard Alles lives a healthy lifestyle and is an avid runner.

January 30, 2024NorthJersey.com‘He was selfless’: Hundreds mourn Joseph Zadroga, advocate for Ground Zero survivors

After his son’s death in 2006, Joe Zadroga essentially put his retirement on hold and became a prime advocate for increased federal health benefits for those suffering from Ground Zero health issues.

January 29, 2024Roll CallJohnson’s plan to expedite tax deal already faces backlash

The possibility of a suspension vote, which would allow leadership to limit floor debate and amendments, angered both blue state Republicans and the right flank of the party.

January 25, 2024New Jersey Senate Democrats Lagana, Scutari Bill Securing Workers’ Comp Benefits for 9/11 Responders Passes Committee

Under the bill, responders would be eligible for benefits, regardless of when the claim is filed, provided that the worker was treated or monitored through the World Trade Center Health Program.

January 25, 2024The CitizenFormer NY environmental police officer in Cayuga, Onondaga counties dies of 9/11 illness

David McShane died of cancer linked to his service at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

January 25, 2024NorthJersey.comNJ lawmakers move to guarantee health care access for 9/11, Ground Zero survivors

The legislation would provide workers’ compensation benefits to public safety employees who experienced any illness or injury or died as a result of their participation in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack.

January 22, 2024WKBW 7 BuffaloNew York leads nation in law enforcement fatalities, most linked to 9/11 related illnesses

136 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty compared to 224 officers in 2022.

January 22, 2024The BroadsheetGrowing Up Under a Cloud: Jan. 29 Deadline for Public Comment on Youth Cohort for World Trade Center Health Program

The program proposes to track the health of people exposed as children to toxic debris from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

January 18, 2024NY Daily News9/11 victim John Ballantine Niven identified through DNA

He is the 1,650th victim to be positively identified.

January 18, 2024NewsdayPetition asks that World Trade Center Health Program cover neuropathy

Anthony Falsetta of West Islip can still recall the cloud of toxic dust engulfing much of lower Manhattan on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just moments after the fall of the south tower.

January 17, 2024New York TimesJoseph Zadroga, Who Championed 9/11 Emergency Workers, Dies at 76

After the death of his son, a police detective, was linked to toxins at the World Trade Center site, he helped win federal benefits for other emergency responders.

January 16, 2024Insider NJFormer NJ Police Chief Mourned Who Stood up and Prevailed on 9/11 WTC Health Issue

Advocates like Joe Zadroga had to overcome tremendous resistance from the City of New York which had supported the false representation that the air around the WTC site was “safe to breathe.”

January 15, 2024The Chief-LeaderJoseph Zadroga, who fought for 9/11 survivors’ benefits, dies

Joseph Zadroga was standing alongside his car Saturday afternoon in a hospital parking lot when the driver of an SUV pulling into a space accelerated and struck him.

January 15, 2024The Journal of RheumatologySystemic sclerosis in individuals with exposure to World Trade Center ground-zero rescue/recovery efforts: A case series

A high frequency of ILD and overlap features were observed among SSc patients with WTC exposure.

January 14, 2024Armitage & Wiggins Funeral HomeObituary: Joseph Zadroga

After losing his son James, Joe became a fierce advocate to insure that the immediate responders and their families would be recognized, understood and compensated for their patriotic and brave service.

January 14, 2024New York PostGrieving father Joseph Zadroga, who helped create 9/11 compensation fund, dies in freak parking lot accident

Joseph Zadroga, 76, of Little Egg Harbor, has been credited with spearheading the Zadroga Act for 9/11 families which helped deliver much-needed funds to the families of first responders.

January 14, 2024NewsdayJoseph Zadroga hit, killed by SUV; Son’s death led to 9/11 compensation

Zadroga, 76, had just left his wife’s bedside at a hospital in Galloway Township to get Christmas presents from his 2015 Hyundai Tucson when he was hit in the parking lot by a 2021 Nissan SUV.

January 14, 2024NY Daily NewsJoseph Zadroga, father of fallen 9/11 first responder, fatally struck in N.J.

Joseph Zadroga, a tireless warrior for Sept. 11 first responders and the father of the first cop whose death was attributed to a Ground Zero-related illness, was fatally struck by an SUV in New Jersey.

January 10, 2024Business InsuranceNew Jersey lawmakers file 9/11 first responder workers comp bill

The bill was sent to the Senate Labor Committee for consideration.

January 10, 2024The BroadsheetPutting a Price on Survival: Additional Half Billion Dollars for World Trade Center Health Program

The funding formulas have failed to keep pace with the anticipated costs of providing the program’s services because of the evolving nature of the health problems it is being called upon to treat.

January 8, 2024SILive.comRep. Malliotakis announces new health-care funding for 9/11 first responders, survivors

The congresswoman made the announcement in front of FDNY’s Rescue 5/Engine 160 firehouse in Concord on Friday as she stood among dozens of first responders.

January 7, 2024WHIO TV 7Navy hero from Ohio awarded for his actions on 9/11 passes away

After Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, Captain Kern and Undersecretary Livingstone made their way into a hallway that was filled with smoke. He prevented the group from being trapped in the fire.

January 2, 2024Newsday Congress should make funding for the 9/11 health program permanent

Federal officials are still filling the World Trade Center Health Program’s budget holes piecemeal.

January 1, 2024American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineNormal Lung Function and Mortality in World Trade Center Responders and NHANES III Participants

A single cross-sectional measurement of FEV1 is predictive of mortality over two decades, even when FEV1 is in the normal range.

Last Modified: March 11, 2024