9 11 Medical Responders

Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/health-effects-of-9-11-still-plague-responders-and-survivors/

The average age of FDNY responders on 9/11 was 40, and most responders are now in their 50s and 60s, when cancer risk begins rising as a result of age. Researchers continue to try to parse...

9/11 First Responders Face A High Cancer Risk But Are Also …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/06/1034556283/a-study-says-9-11-first-responders-survive-cancers-at-higher-rates-why

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Elizabeth Cascio, an emergency medical technician with the New York City Fire Department, was in Queens directing a …

20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying - The …

https://theconversation.com/20-years-on-9-11-responders-are-still-sick-and-dying-166033

'I feel betrayed': Some 9/11 responders still face major health care ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/i-feel-betrayed-some-9-11-responders-still-face-major-n1278849

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among 9/11 survivors and responders, with more than 5,000 of them having been diagnosed as of June, according to WTCHP data. At …

Help for 9/11 Responders — FBI - Federal Bureau of …

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/9-11-responders-encouraged-to-register-for-health-benefits-042919

Some estimates put the number of FBI responders to 9/11 crime scenes in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania at 4,000 employees, with only a fraction having registered with the World Trade...

Health impacts on first responders of 9/11 linger 20 years later

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/health-first-responders-9-11

In the 20 years since 9/11, more than 110,198 responders who came to Ground Zero from every state, and survivors who were living, working or attending school …

9/11 health fund covers survivors for life — but few know about it

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/911-health-fund-covers-survivors-for-life-but-few-know-about-it/

Congress in 2015 renewed the WTC health program, which provides medical treatment for survivors who were in the disaster area and developed 9/11-related …

Autoimmune diseases may be rising for 9/11 survivors. But the ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/autoimmune-diseases-may-be-rising-9-11-survivors-government-hasn-n1278902

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program provide payouts and health care coverage for survivors and responders …

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Zadroga_9/11_Health_and_Compensation_Act

It is named after James Zadroga, a New York Police Department officer whose death was linked to exposures from the World Trade Center disaster. The law funds and establishes a health program to provide medical …

September 11 Attacks: Health Problems for Survivors

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/nearly-40000-have-health-conditions-related-to-9-11

The WTC Health Program also offers yearly medical monitoring to 9/11 responders, which includes thousands of people who worked or volunteered as part of the emergency, recovery, and cleanup...