News Items (5/11/22)
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. May 5, 2023 — NY Daily News — Congress must fully fund the health care for 9/11 heroes It is unconscionable to have to continually seek support from lawmakers outside New York, and beg for funding for this essential, life-saving program, even while the numbers are clear. May 5, 2023 — People — Mom Who Got Uterine Cancer from 9/11 Finally Receives Victims’ Benefits for Her Disease Karen Smith got uterine cancer from the toxic chemicals near to Ground Zero. She is one of the first women to be certified by the World Trade Center Health Program May 4, 2023 — News Channel 13 WNYT — State flags at half-staff for officer who died from 9/11-related illness Flags on state buildings were at half-staff Thursday, in honor of fallen retired Senior Investigator Nicholas Georgeadis. May 2, 2023 — Newsday — More names to never forget added to NYPD memorial wall Some 36 families filled the lobby of police headquarters in Manhattan on Tuesday for the NYPD Memorial Day ceremony, a poignant commemoration of officers who died in the line of duty in recent years. April 26, 2023 — The Chief — NYC Transit workers, shut out of 9/11 disability benefits, look for support Despite state and federal legislation granting disability benefits to people who developed any number of health issues attributable to their presence on the site, city transit workers have so far been shut out. April 21, 2023 — WFLA News Channel 8 — Tampa Bay 9/11 first responders hit with health care ‘one-two punch’ involving delays, other issues A change in the company managing treatment for the World Trade Center Health Program has so far not improved access to care, according to patients with ailments caused by the 9/11 attacks. April 16, 2023 — Albany Times-Union — Retired State Police trooper from North Greenbush dies of 9/11-related illness Patrick Hogan, a retired state trooper who aided in search-and-recovery efforts at the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, died last Thursday from a 9/11-related illness. April 16, 2023 — Newsday — Make 9/11 an unforgettable day Television news doesn’t spend hours covering it. People go about their days, walking past the site, barely stopping to take a moment to remember. The tourists seem to stop for selfies. But remember we must. April 13, 2023 — La Medicina del Lavoro — Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in World Trade Center Responders Contact with sewage may increase the risk of HCV infection.
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