News Articles on effort to ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is Fully Funded

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August 3, 2022 — BBN Times — Understanding the Ongoing Health Legacy of 9/11

Exposure to toxic dust and smoke has led to the development of cancers and other health complications.

August 3, 2022 — Washington Technology — Evaluation of 9/11 health care contract raises objections

A pair of protestors are claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went against its solicitation in awarding a $100 million health care contract that supports Sept. 11 survivors.

August 3, 2022 — NY Daily News — Open the NYC 9/11 files: The city must release its archives on air quality during the rescue and recovery efforts

Lawyers for the City of New York are sitting on a hidden library of documents about the environmental and health hazards from Ground Zero dating back to 2001 that must be published.

August 3, 2022 — U.S. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill — Reps. Sherrill, Maloney Lead Letter Calling for Prompt Inclusion of Uterine Cancer in the World Trade Center Health Program

“Now that the public comment period has ended, it is absolutely essential that the decision to include uterine cancer takes place as soon as possible,” said Congresswoman Sherrill.

August 2, 2022 — NY Post — NY pol Andrew Gounardes slams FDNY as 9/11 first responders face firing

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn), one of the bill’s sponsors, said in the letter sent Monday that “unlimited means unlimited” and the law’s purpose was to prevent this situation from happening.

August 1, 2022 — Government Matters — How a former DOJ employee revitalized the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Rupa Bhattacharyya, former special master of the fund at the Department of Justice and finalist for a Service to America award, helped the fund bounce back from a series of major challenges.

July 31, 2022 — NY Post — ‘Betrayed’: Sick 9/11 first responders on brink of losing jobs despite law

Court battles can last for years for FDNY EMS members, leaving them trapped in a bureaucratic limbo between sick leave and retirement that wreaks financial ruin on their lives.

July 30, 2022 — NY Daily News — NYC concerned about lawsuits after release of post-9/11 memos about toxic air at Ground Zero

Municipal attorneys said they might release the undisclosed material, but only if the lawmakers met three eyebrow-raising demands.

July 30, 2022 — NY Daily News — Pay back our debt: What 9/11 first responders need now

The physical damage to property from the 9/11 attack has long since been repaired downtown. The ongoing physical damage to people continues and demands the best care we can provide.

July 29, 2022 — NY Daily News — Rep. Carolyn Maloney demands push for 9/11 health fund after $3B nixed from giant Democratic spending bill

Because funding formulas written into the 9/11 health law have proven insufficient to meet demand, the program that treats sick responders and survivors is on track to run a $3 billion deficit.

July 28, 2022 — NY Daily News — Sen. Schumer vows to find cash to plug $3B hole in 9/11 health program

“We will get this. There’s ample opportunity to get this in … other must-pass bills,” Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters on Capitol Hill.

July 26, 2022 — Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney — Rep. Maloney Calls on Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Pallone to Address the $3 Billion Funding Shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program in Future Budget Legislation

In the Congresswoman’s letter, she addresses the long-term health impacts that 9/11 responders and survivors have endured and their extensive medical care needs as a result.

July 23, 2022 — Forbes Breaking News — ‘We Owe It’: Nicole Malliotakis Pushes For House To Fund World Trade Center Health Program

In remarks on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) spoke about the World Trade Center Health Program.

July 18, 2022 — Westchester County, NY — Westchester County 9/11 Related Illnesses Memorial Committee Soliciting Names of those who have died of 9/11 Related Illnesses

County Executive George Latimer said: “It is imperative that the lives we lost due to 9/11 related illnesses are not forgotten – not ever.”

July 16, 2022 — WTAJ News — Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding

Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding.

July 15, 2022 — 8NewsNow — Sen. Gillibrand calls on Congress to close gap on World Trade Center Health Program funding

More than 100,000 people depend on the program to treat their 9/11-related health problems. Gillibrand wants congress to close the funding gap.

July 13, 2022 — Newsday — 9/11 responders still need federal and state help

After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Long Islanders flocked to Ground Zero to help. Now, they are still getting sick.

July 13, 2022 — NorthJersey.com — Ground zero work after 9/11 damaged ferry captain’s lungs. A young donor gave him new life

On 9/11, Tony Moyet was the first New York Waterway ferry captain on the scene to help evacuate the area. He returned to ground zero to work for the next 18 months.

July 12, 2022 — The Broadsheet — ‘Show Me the Records!’: Adams Agrees to Discuss Release of Documents from 2001 about City Hall’s Awareness of Ground Zero Health Risks

Mayor Eric Adams is willing to consider releasing documents about what information City Hall had regarding environmental toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center.

July 12, 2022 — LaborPress — Pressure Mounts on City to Come Clean with 9/11 WTC Files

In 2003, the EPA Inspector General was harshly critical of how the EPA downplayed and actually misrepresented the hazards in and around the World Trade Center site. 

July 11, 2022 — Rep. Elise Stefanik — Stefanik, Colleagues Urge Democrat Leadership To Fund 9/11 Health Program

“I’m calling on House Democrats to end any delay on moving forward legislation that will ensure 9/11 first responders do not lose health coverage,” Stefanik said.

July 11, 2022 — Texas Metro News — Beloved doctor who worked on 9/11 cancer cases dies

Dr. Gérard Breton, who was instrumental in connecting the 9/11 first responder cancer cases to Ground Zero dust, passed away on June 22. He was 89.

July 9, 2022 — NY Daily News — NYC Mayor Adams to work with Reps. Maloney, Nadler about what City Hall knew about Ground Zero toxic air after 9/11

In a letter, the mayor invited their offices to discuss their long-standing request for a full accounting of the city’s actions and knowledge about the dangerous environment in lower Manhattan.

July 8, 2022 — NY Daily News — N.Y.’s Republican congressional delegation wants Democratic leaders to fix 9/11 healthcare $3B deficit

The original funding formula was pegged to inflation and not indexed to handle urban health care costs, which have gone up faster than other prices.

July 4, 2022 — NY Daily News — Pay the debt: The 9/11 health program needs federal funds badly

While Congress rightly created a permanent WTC Health Program in 2015 after a long struggle, it is underfunded and will have to start rationing medical care for the heroes and survivors of 9/11.

July 3, 2022 — The News Journal — Former NYPD detective could soon find out whether 9/11 Victims’ Fund gets expanded to include rare kidney disease

When he later got sick, Volpe didn’t get cancer or any number of lung diseases like many ground zero first responders did. Instead, it was something much rarer.

July 2, 2022 — NY Daily News — 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program has $3B looming deficit

If the Build Back Better legislation had passed, it would have forestalled the possibility that the program would have to start considering cuts or limiting access.

June 30, 2022 — Rand Health Quarterly — Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study

In this article, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the Program’s research portfolio and its translational impact.

June 25, 2022 — Adirondack Explorer — Legislature passes bill for 9/11 death benefits to Adirondack officer’s widow

He became the first documented environmental conservation officer in the state to have died from a 9/11-related illness.

June 25, 2022 — NY Daily News — Federal aid for 9/11 illness sufferers hits $10 billion mark

The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund had given out $10 billion in aid as of June 6.

June 22, 2022 — Newsday — Uterine cancer may soon be added to WTC Health Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed adding uterine cancer — one of the only types not covered by the Health Program — to the list of WTC-related health conditions.

June 21, 2022 — Gothamist — WTC Health Program on verge of covering uterine cancer, a victory for 9/11 responders and survivors

For the first time in nine years, the World Trade Center Health Program is adding to its list of health conditions.

June 13, 2022 — Stony Brook University News — Patients With Chronic Illnesses From WTC Exposures More Likely to Suffer “Long-Term” Covid

The researchers found that a number of existing chronic conditions appeared to predispose the patients to Covid-19-related severity, and/or were associated with long-term Covid sequelae.

June 12, 2022 — NY Daily News — My breast cancer and your survival: What anyone who was downtown on and after 9/11 needs to know

The doctor went down the list of common cancer-causing exposures. When she asked whether I’d ever lived and worked near the World Trade Center site, her face tightened when I said yes.

June 7, 2022 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — The Impact of World Trade Center Related Medical Conditions on the Severity of COVID-19 Disease and Its Long-Term Sequelae

Increased COVID-19 illness severity and the presence of post-acute COVID-19 sequelae may be more common in WTC responders with chronic diseases.

June 7, 2022 — LaborPress — 9/11 WTC First Responders and Coal Miners in Common Cause?

When the Build Back Better initiative was sunk , editorial writers said it was a blow for the White House — but it was also a setback for the nation’s coal miners as well as 9/11 WTC first responders and survivors.

June 6, 2022 — Police1 — FBI police official dies of 9/11-related cancer

The uniform Tao wore on 9/11 is on permanent display at the Bureau’s police office headquarters.

June 2, 2022 — CNN — 4 former members of the New York City Fire Department die of 9/11-related illnesses within 4 days, FDNY says

The former FDNY members — Michael Verzi, Robert Reynolds, Vincent Mandala and Jack McCauley — all died during the end of May, the FDNY said.

May 31, 2022 — NY Post — FDNY loses three retired members to 9/11-related illnesses, officials say

Three smokeaters who aided in rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks died over Memorial Day weekend of illnesses related to their work.

May 31, 2022 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Launches 9/11 Health Effects Online Exhibition

This exhibit is dedicated to all people impacted by 9/11, including those who lost their lives, those who died from 9/11-related illnesses, and those who continue to struggle with 9/11-related illness or injury.

May 30, 2022 — Washington Post — Uterine cancer may be added to the list of 9/11-related health issues

Uterine cancer makes up 3.4 percent of all new cancer cases nationally and will cause an estimated 12,550 deaths this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

May 27, 2022 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — The Relationship between 9/11 Exposure, Systemic Autoimmune Disease, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Mediational Analysis

Although emerging evidence suggests 9/11 exposure may be associated with SAD, more research is needed, particularly using pooled data sources from other 9/11-exposed cohorts.

May 23, 2022 — The Chief-Leader — Panel could add uterine cancer to WTC Health Program coverage

Currently, uterine cancer is the only type of cancer not covered under the program.

May 21, 2022 — NY Daily News — Cancers of the uterus finally headed to list of 9/11 illnesses — boon to female first responders, downtown NYC residents

Members of New York’s congressional delegation have repeatedly petitioned the WTC Health Program to put cancers of the uterus on the 9/11 illness list.

May 17, 2022 — Occupational Health & Safety — World Trade Center Health Program Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The WTC Health Program is considering adding uterine cancer to the WTC-Related Conditions list.

May 13, 2022 — The Broadsheet — Nadler Presses City Hall to Release Documents from 2001 about City Hall’s Awareness of Ground Zero Health Risks

The push by Mr. Nadler and Ms. Maloney has garnered support from local activists who focus on the continuing health impacts of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

May 12, 2022 — Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney — Reps. Maloney, Nadler Call on Mayor Adams to Disclose City Records on Governmental Knowledge of the Scope of the Health Threats to 9/11 Responders and Survivors

Congressmembers Carolyn B. Maloney and Jerrold Nadler asked Mayor Adams to release “any documents related to 9/11 from the period of September 11, 2001 through the spring of 2002.”

May 12, 2022 — NY Daily News — N.Y. lawmakers ask NYC Mayor Adams for help in getting answers about Ground Zero toxins

The city had never given a full accounting of what the mayor and his team knew about the situation, and when they knew it, the lawmakers say.

May 10, 2022 — China Daily — Cancer cases linger over 9/11 anniversary

As the 18th anniversary of the attacks approaches, New York continues to count the number of people who have developed cancer or other serious illnesses.

May 9, 2022 — Rutgers University — Rutgers-Led Effort Is Close to Getting Uterine Cancer Covered by WTC Health Program

The public now has 45 days to comment before the provision becomes final.

May 9, 2022 — Inhalation Toxicology — World Trade Center dust induces nasal and neurological tissue injury while propagating reduced olfaction capabilities and increased anxiety behaviors

This study was designed to test if WTC particle-induced nasal and neurologic tissue injury may result in unforeseen functional and behavioral outcomes.

May 3, 2022 — NY Daily News — Another 35 names added to NYPD memorial wall in somber ceremony

Bronze plaques bearing the names of NYPD officers who died in the line of duty were unveiled in the lobby of Police Headquarters in lower Manhattan Tuesday morning.

May 2, 2022 — Rutgers University — Untrained Disaster Responders Are More Prone to Suicide Years After World Trade Center Attack

Researchers found 12.5 percent of nontraditional workers have expressed suicidal ideation in the years after their work at Ground Zero, compared with 2.2 percent of police, firefighters and EMTs.

May 2, 2022 — United States Department of Justice — Interim September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Appointed Following Departure of Rupa Bhattacharyya

The Justice Department announced today the appointment of August E. Flentje as the interim Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).

April 22, 2022 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Global DNA Methylation Profiles in Peripheral Blood of WTC-Exposed Community Members with Breast Cancer

The results suggest potential epigenetic links between WTC exposure and breast cancer in local community members enrolled in the WTC EHC program.

Apr. 22, 2022 — NY Daily News — State lawmakers join 9/11 compensation fight for NYPD first responder’s widow

In a letter to Mayor Adams this week, more than a dozen state senators asked the city to drop its appeal.

Apr. 22, 2022 — NY Daily News — Doing right by the heroes: NewYork-Presbyterian fixes its policies toward 9/11 responders and victims

We’ll be checking back soon to make sure that the contract with Uncle Sam is signed pronto and patients get their refunds.

Apr. 21, 2022 — NY Daily News — NewYork-Presbyterian finally agrees to accept World Trade Center Health Plan for 9/11 survivors

In an email to the News, a spokesman for the hospital acknowledged that they are reaching out to the sick responders and will ensure they are repaid for any improper charges.

Apr. 20, 2022 — Business Insurance — NY bill would provide comp cover for 9/11 recovery workers

Assembly Bill 9922 would amend the rules on presumptive evidence for those who participated in the 9/11 operations.

Apr. 19, 2022 — The Enterprise — Twin towers toxic dust made her husband sick. Now, this Quincy native is stepping up

All too often forgotten are the trash collectors, construction workers, family members and even neighbors who, for almost a year after the Twin Towers fell, gathered at the 14.6-acre site.

Apr. 18, 2022 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Cancer Incidence, Latency, and Survival in World Trade Center Rescue/Recovery Workers

Cancer patients have improved survival when participating in the medical monitoring and treatment program sponsored by the NIOSH WTC Health Program compared to the general population.

Apr. 16, 2022 — NY Daily News — Do no harm: NewYork-Presbyterian owes 9/11 health victims better treatment

It’s only at Presby, which is among the world’s best for specialties like liver and lung transplants, that patients get the runaround and hit with bills.

Apr. 14, 2022 — NY Daily News — Ground Zero survivors battle New York-Presbyterian Hospital which won’t accept 9/11 Health Program

Benjamin Chevat, who runs the 9/11 Health Watch, said it was particularly galling that the hospital told members of Congress last year that long-running problems didn’t exist.

Apr. 6, 2022 — Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) — Joint Statement by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and Rep. Jerrold Nadler on the Departure of Rupa Bhattacharyya Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

“A tremendous debt of gratitude is owed to Ms. Bhattacharyya, who is stepping down as Special Master, for her service to her country and to the responders and survivors of 9/11,” said Rep. Maloney.

Apr. 6, 2022 — NY Daily News — A noble tour of duty: Department of Justice lawyer Rupa Bhattacharyya did right by 9/11 victims and their families

She’s heading out now to academia after more than a quarter-century of public service and deserves the thanks of all, especially New Yorkers.

Apr. 5, 2022 — NY Daily News — Rupa Bhattacharyya steps down as special master of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Bhattacharyya was named special master in 2016, taking over not long after Congress reauthorized the fund that aids people who are still suffering from the terrorist attacks of 2001.

Apr. 1, 2022 — WSMV-4 — Nashville firefighters help in Vanderbilt study focusing on 9/11

As firefighters put out wildfires in Sevier County, Vanderbilt researchers are looking into how smoke and chemicals impact their blood in the long term.

Mar. 30, 2022 — NY Daily News — FDNY Capt. Michael Lyons, World Trade Center hero, dies from 9/11-related illness

When Port Authority engineer Pasquale Buzzelli miraculously survived the collapse of the North Tower, Lyons and a crew of firefighters creatively and carefully pulled him out of the teetering wreckage.

Mar. 28, 2022 — Cancer Medicine — Lung cancer incidence among world trade center rescue and recovery workers

In a sample from a large, prospective cohort, we found a lung cancer incidence rate that was similar to that expected of a WTC- and occupationally-unexposed cohort with similar individual risk profiles.

Mar. 24, 2022 — CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians — Cancer risk among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: A review

Twenty years after, the association between exposures present at the World Trade Center (WTC) site and the risk of several specific types of cancer has been reported among rescue and recovery workers.

Mar. 22, 2022 — New York Times — Rival Sept. 11 Victims Near Potential Deal to Divide Afghan Central Bank Assets

A court has not yet decided whether $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank funds can be used to pay Taliban debts.

Mar. 22, 2022 — NBC News — House members from New York want info on federal contract to manage health care for some 9/11 survivors

A federal spokesperson said handing management of the program over to a new firm would be delayed “to allow more time for a smooth transition.”

Mar. 22, 2022 — House Committee on Oversight and Reform — Maloney, Nadler, Garbarino Request Information About New Federal Contract for 9/11 Survivors’ and Responders’ Medical Care

Following reports that some responders and survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack were not receiving the medical care they deserve, the Members have been conducting rigorous oversight of the program.

Mar. 21, 2022 — Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy — “Acculturation, coping, and PTSD in Hispanic 9/11 rescue and recovery workers”: Correction

In the original article, the following acknowledgment of funding was missing in the author note.

Mar. 19, 2022 — NY Post — 9/11 families battling over $3.5B in Taliban funds

The legal drama pits family members of 47 people killed during the terror attacks against the kin of nearly 3,000 others.

Mar. 19, 2022 — NY Daily News — Widow of NYPD detective and 9/11 responder who died from ALS fights NYC over death benefits

The city is appealing a landmark court decision that has linked a retired NYPD detective’s death from Lou Gehrig’s Disease to the months he spent at Ground Zero.

Mar. 16, 2022 — Translational Psychiatry — Reduced cerebellar cortical thickness in World Trade Center responders with cognitive impairment

WTC responders with cognitive impairment had evidence of reduced cerebellar cortical thickness that was present across lobules in a pattern unique to this cohort.

Mar. 15, 2022 — Axios Nashville — Nashville firefighter DNA powers 9/11 research

A new study used the samples to determine 9/11 first responders were more likely than their peers to have a genetic mutation that can cause blood cancers or cardiovascular disease.

Mar. 10, 2022 — Journal of Affective Disorders — Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in world trade center responders: Results from a population-based health monitoring cohort

A total 12.5% of non-traditional and 2.2% of police WTC responders reported SI.

Mar. 8, 2022 — WRTV Indianapolis — Indianapolis firefighter who responded to 9/11 attack at World Trade Center dies

Chief Mark W. Rapp Sr., 66, died on Friday after a battle with lung cancer, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department.

Mar. 8, 2022 — Boston Herald — 9/11 first responders have higher rates of genetic mutations linked to cancer

Ten percent of these responders – compared to 6.7% of those not at the WTC that day –- had evidence of clonal hematopoiesis, which leads to a different genetic pattern than the rest of one’s blood cells.

Mar. 7, 2022 — UPI — WTC first responders have higher frequency of gene mutations linked to cancer

First responders who worked at the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have higher levels of genetic mutations linked with leukemia and other blood cancers.

Mar. 7, 2022 — Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Study finds World Trade Center responders at higher risk for blood cancer-associated mutations

9/11 first responders to the World Trade Center have increased levels of mutations that escalate their risk for blood cancers or cardiovascular disease.

Mar. 7, 2022 — Nature Medicine — High burden of clonal hematopoiesis in first responders exposed to the World Trade Center disaster

The high burden of CH in WTC-exposed first responders provides a rationale for enhanced screening and preventative efforts in this population.

Mar. 5, 2022 — NY Daily News — Century 21 workers who fought to reopen store after 9/11 now suffering from Ground Zero illnesses

Out of the roughly 600 people who worked in the store when it reopened, at least 15 employees or vendors are now stricken with a 9/11 illness or cancer.

Feb. 26, 2022 — NY Post — FDNY firefighter awarded $2.5M in 9/11 cancer lawsuit

The Brooklyn firefighter, assigned to Engine 221, raced to the smoking pile of rubble after the Twin Towers fell to dig for survivors and remains. He worked at the toxic site for months.

Feb. 24, 2022 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — The Bidirectional Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Social Support in a 9/11-Exposed Cohort: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

Findings suggest a bidirectional effect between PTSD symptoms and social support in a longitudinal study of 9/11-exposed populations.

Feb. 17, 2022 — NorthJersey.com — Biden’s 9/11 settlement creates a nightmare families never wanted to face

The community of families of 9/11 victims is fracturing after President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing that $3.5 billion in Afghan government assets be distributed to relatives of those killed in the attacks.

Feb. 12, 2022 — Boston Herald — Families of 9/11 victims demand equal compensation from Biden’s Executive Order

Biden signed an order Friday that would unfreeze $7 billion in assets from Afghanistan’s central bank, and reallocate those dollars between humanitarian relief for Afghanistan and a fund for 9/11 victims’ loved ones.

Feb. 11, 2022 — All Things Considered — Half of frozen Afghan funds will be aid for Afghans. The rest may go to 9/11 families

The president signed an executive order to set aside half the money for humanitarian aid for Afghans. The other half could go to families of the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Feb. 2, 2022 — The Chief-Leader — As Build Back Better Bill Flounders, 9/11 Health Advocates Eye Plan B

President Biden’s $1.8 trillion Build Back Better agenda included almost $3 billion to fund the 9/11 WTC Health Program, which was scheduled to run out of funds by 2025.

Jan. 14, 2022 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — Longitudinal Impact of WTC Dust Inhalation on Rat Cardiac Tissue Transcriptomic Profiles

Even > 20 years after the 9/11 disaster, this has potentially important implications for those first responders exposed repeatedly at Ground Zero over the first week after the buildings collapsed.

Jan. 13, 2022 — Kaiser Health News — Long-Excluded Uterine Cancer Patients Are Step Closer to 9/11 Benefits

The hormone-related cancer can develop after someone is exposed to the kind of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including benzene, that were found in the dust that lingered in Lower Manhattan for months after the 9/11 attacks.

Jan. 8, 2022 — NorthJersey.com — Wood-Ridge firefighter who responded on 9/11 dies at 67

He is believed to have died from cancer he developed as a result of contact with the dust and debris that covered the victims who traveled across the Hudson River that day.

Jan. 6, 2022 — NY Daily News — Veteran NYPD detective and Ground Zero hero Barbara Burnette dies from 9/11-related illness

The former college basketball player developed lung cancer that forced her NYPD retirement in 2006 and wound up in a wheelchair during her courageous post-9/11 fight for life.