9/11 News Items (5/30/26)
Arnold Korotkin
An informed citizen is an empowered citizen.
Below are summaries with URLs to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation Issues. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the 911 Health Watch website
LAWLER IMPLORES HHS TO EXPAND WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH FUND CANCER SCREENINGS
Rep. Mike Lawler | May 29, 2026
The letter specifically advocates for coverage of PSA testing and skin cancer examinations, something residents and the first responder community in the Hudson Valley need easier access to.
DECADES LATER, CHILDREN OF 9/11 RESPONDERS MAY FACE ELEVATED MENTAL HEALTH RISKS
StudyFinds | May 29, 2026
A new study links the trauma experienced by 9/11 World Trade Center responders to measurable mental health struggles in their now-adult children, more than two decades later.
World Trade Center Health Program | May 29, 2026
The initiative focuses on people who were children, teens, or young adults when exposed to WTC-dust and toxins during and in the months following the events of 9/11.
OFFICER DIES FROM 9/11-RELATED CANCER
WUSA 9 | May 29, 2026
Corporal Foust was among the first officers to respond when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon.
EurekAlert (AAAS) | May 29, 2026
More than two decades after 9/11, the children of World Trade Center responders are still experiencing mental health ill-effects, per new study examining the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
WTC HEALTH PROGRAM MEMBER NADIA SHARES HER STORY WITH DEVON RODRIGUEZ
World Trade Center Health Program | May 29, 2026
Nadia was exposed to harmful debris at Ground Zero. She talks to Devon Rodriguez about her personal battle against metaplastic breast cancer and her experience receiving treatment from the World Trade Center Health Program.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | May 29, 2026
Compared with our previous report in 2020, the enrolled number of cancers increased 2.5-fold.
ONE REPORTER SPENT YEARS LOBBYING FOR THOSE SICKENED DURING 9/11. NOW, HE’S ONE OF THEM
Here & Now (WBUR/NPR) | May 29, 2026
“I’m at the stage where I’m getting up and going to take a shower and brushing my teeth leaves me panting for breath.”
TOUCHING NEW TRIBUTE TO BE ADDED TO ANNUAL 9/11 CEREMONY AT GROUND ZERO
New York Post | May 15, 2026
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will for the first time include a bell toll and moment of silence in its emotional annual tribute to the fallen to honor the thousands of first responders, rescue workers and residents who lost their lives in the aftermath of the terror attack, The Post has learned.
WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM RESEARCH: 2026 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
World Trade Center Health Program | May 15, 2026
The WTC Health Program is pleased to share two research funding opportunities that are open for application. Those interested in applying must do so by Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time).
NEW YORK CITY MUST RELEASE THE WTC FILES
NY Daily News | May 15, 2026
The records were created under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, now himself suffering from WTC ailments, and kept secret by Mike Bloomberg, Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams and now, Zohran Mamdani.
RUDY GIULIANI APPLIES FOR 9/11 COVERAGE TO HELP PAY FOR HOSPITAL BILLS
Washington Examiner | May 15, 2026
Giuliani is seeking enrollment in the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides no-cost medical treatment, mental health care, and research services for emergency workers, survivors, and others directly affected by the attacks.
Dallas Express | May 15, 2026
Rudy Giuliani’s effort to have his pneumonia treatment covered by a federal 9/11 health program is drawing renewed attention to the lingering illnesses tied to the dust and smoke that blanketed lower Manhattan after the 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
Federal Register | May 15, 2026
Upon reviewing the scientific and medical literature, including information provided by the petitioners, the Administrator has determined that there is insufficient evidence available to support taking further action at this time regarding peripheral neuropathy.
‘THAT’S KARMA’: 9/11 SURVIVOR ADVOCATES REACT TO GIULIANI APPLYING FOR WTC HEALTHCARE PROGRAM
The Chief | May 15, 2026
Michael Barasch told The Chief last week that Giuliani had mulled for years whether or not to join the WTCHP for his reactive airway disease that was caused by the toxins swirling around ground zero, but only felt comfortable doing so after lawmakers passed legislation funding the program through 2040.
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