9/11 News Items (10/15/25)
Arnold Korotkin
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Below are summaries with URLs to news articles on the effort to ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is fully funded. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Inc. website here. October 10, 2025 — Newsday — Scientists find strong link between severity of exposure at Ground Zero, lung cancer Scientists with the WTC Health and Wellness Program at Stony Brook University say that, for the first time, they have uncovered a strong association between the severity of exposure and the incidence of lung cancer. October 9, 2025 — AuntMinnie — World Trade Center attacks boosted lung cancer incidence in responders nearly 3-fold The World Trade Center (WTC) attacks in September 2001 produced a nearly threefold increase in the incidence of lung cancer among first responders 10 years after the event, researchers have found. October 9, 2025 — Stony Brook University — SBU-Led Study Reveals Link Between WTC Toxic Exposures and Lung Cancer The study found that more than 10 years after 9/11, responders who had more exposures than those minimally exposed at Ground Zero had a nearly threefold rate of lung cancer. October 8, 2025 — Drug and Alcohol Dependence — Longitudinal trajectories of binge and heavy drinking pattern among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2006-2021: A dual trajectory modeling approach This study examined drinking trajectories among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees and evaluated potential risk factors. October 6, 2025 — Air Quality News — 9/11 dust exposure linked to blood mutations in responders Researchers at the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center found that the toxic dust cloud caused distinctive genetic mutations in blood-forming cells, dramatically increasing cancer risk. October 3, 2025 — The Charge (University of Central Florida) — Nissa Suarez Saldana’s mission to remember, honor 9/11 victims For Suarez Saldana, 9/11 hit closer to home than most, just a balcony view from her residence in New York City. Her childhood was spent overlooking the World Trade Center. October 1, 2025 — TWU Local 100 — 11 Are Honored with 9/11 Medals at Sept. 29 Event Eleven retired TWU Local 100 members—all of whom suffer from medical conditions associated with their service at Ground Zero—were honored at the TWU Local 100 medal ceremony held at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum on Monday. October 1, 2025 — Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center — 9/11 Study Shows How Toxic Exposures May Lead to Blood Cancers A study has found that mutations in blood-forming cells may explain the increased risk for leukemia and other blood disorders among first responders exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site. October 1, 2025 — Inside Precision Medicine — 9/11 Dust Linked to Blood Mutations and Leukemia Risk A new study led by researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) has identified genetic changes that may explain why first responders exposed to the toxic dust cloud of the September 11, 2001 attacks face a higher risk of developing leukemia and other blood disorders. October 1, 2025 — Newsday — Amid shutdown, federal government will still cover 9/11 health sufferers Long Islanders seeking and receiving medical treatment through the World Trade Center Health Program will see no interruption in care during the government shutdown, officials say. September 30, 2025 — Scientific Reports — Epigenetic aging acceleration among World Trade Center-exposed community members WTC exposure is statistically significantly associated with epigenetic aging acceleration. This was true even after stratifying on cancer status. September 29, 2025 — The Broadsheet — After Decades of Denial, City Lawyers Admit They Have Files About September 11 Health Risks This new development arises from multiple Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) filings requesting these documents, and the unanimous enactment by the City Council earlier this year of Resolution 560, which compels the City’s Department of Investigation (DOI) to open a formal probe. September 25, 2025 — PRLog — Forensic Scientist Brian Gestring Breaks Silence on 9/11 After More Than 20 Years Gestring used his experiences to draw attention to the negative effects of forensic providers’ constant exposure to traumatic content. September 22, 2025 — NBC Connecticut — Lawmakers worry about hundreds of CT residents in World Trade Center Health Program According to CDC data, there are more than 1,500 people in Connecticut who are enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program. |