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9/11 first responders struggle with health issues 20 years after attacks

Compounding those physical ailments, mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and Survivor Syndrome affect one in five responders ...

First Responders: Mental Health Consequences of Natural and ...

with studies of deployed health care workers, exposed workers sought and obtained more medical care for emotional problems than did comparison subjects at 2, 7, ...

Health Problems Linger in 9/11 First Responders - Yahoo

Eleven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, research is still emerging on the health problems experienced by first responders, ...

Incidence of Dementia Before Age 65 Years Among World Trade ...

Findings In this cohort study including 5010 World Trade Center general responders aged a median of 53 years at initial assessment, the ...

Public Law 111–347 111th Congress An Act

3306. Definitions. ''Subtitle B—Program of Monitoring, Initial Health Evaluations, and Treatment. ''PART 1—WTC RESPONDERS.

First responder deaths from post-9/11 illnesses nearly equals ... - CNN

Exposure to the dust at the World Trade Center has been tied to heightened risk of cardiovascular disease among firefighters who responded to ...

9/11 first responders see higher rates of early onset dementia | STAT

... and higher levels of particulate exposure in 5000 9/11 responders ... health issues associated with the collapse than during the attack.

9/11 First Responders Have Ninefold Increased Early Dementia Risk

WTC first responders who were heavily exposed to toxins have a significantly higher rate of early-onset dementia.

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund VCF.gov

... 9/11-related physical illness: The World Trade Center or the surrounding New ... Who Should Register? Residents; Students; Visitors; Volunteers; First Responders ...

9/11 first responders health: Study of how Ground Zero exposure ...

What makes Sept. 11 unusual, researchers say, is the scale and duration of the research on the effect of the "toxic cocktail" of chemicals ...

9/11 First Responders Battle Toxic Exposures 15 Years Later

“We see [digestive] disorders, chronic sinus inflammation, lung disease such as asthma, gastrointestinal diseases such as GERD; also clearly ...

9/11 Assistance Programs - NY.gov

Covered 9/11-related illnesses include but are not limited to physical and mental health conditions such as asthma, sinusitis, GERD, cancer, depression, or PTSD ...

World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program; Addition of Uterine ...

In its rationale, the STAC noted that the Inventory of 9/11 Agents includes certain 9/11 agents which are recognized as EDCs, and that EDC ...

9/11 first responders battle toxic exposures 15 years later - WCVB

“We see [digestive] disorders, chronic sinus inflammation, lung disease such as asthma, gastrointestinal diseases such as GERD; also clearly ...

Surviving 9/11 First Responders Still Getting Sick 20 Years Later

But doctors and others warn that other diseases could still be traced to the attacks -- pulmonary fibrosis, for example, as a result of asbestos ...

More FDNY members have died from 9/11-related illnesses ... - Axios

The big picture: The FDNY added the name of 32 individuals who died from health issues stemming from the rescue and recovery efforts at the ...

VCF Eligibility for WTC Responders - Barasch & McGarry

Now, doctors at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) have linked over 13 aerodigestive disorders to the 9/11 toxic dust including: asthma, chronic ...

A Compensation Program for First Responders, Cleanup Workers ...

Certification indicates that an applicant's condition is among one of the WTCHP's presumptive conditions and their exposure to the 9/11 attacks ...

The World Trade Center Health Program: Twenty years of health ...

Thus, this study adds to growing evidence of associations between cerebrovascular disease and 9/11 exposure, as well as information suggesting ...

Never forget the 9/11 responders who risked their lives

Bronchoscopies revealed glass shards, particles, and asbestos lodged deep within the lungs of those at Ground Zero. Given the massive exposure, ...