News Items (6/15/24)
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. June 13, 2024 — Newsday — Stony Brook University 9/11 study: Dementia spike among Ground Zero responders First responders at Ground Zero show a far higher rate of dementia than the general population and are a reminder of the “devastating consequences” from working at the pile, according to a new study. June 12, 2024 — Stony Brook University News — Study Shows Increased Rates of Dementia in 9/11 Responders with More Exposure to Toxins A new study that evaluates more than 5,000 WTC responders indicates that those who had more exposures to WTC-related toxins have dementia at a higher rate than other responders. June 12, 2024 — Modern Healthcare — MD Anderson accused of cutting off sick 9/11 responders The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is disrupting care for three dozen patients sickened while responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack over a payment dispute, the advocacy organization 9/11 Health Watch alleges. June 12, 2024 — JAMA Network Open — Incidence of Dementia Before Age 65 Years Among World Trade Center Attack Responders In this cohort study including 5010 World Trade Center general responders aged a median of 53 years, the incidence of dementia before age 65 was higher in responders who were more severely exposed. June 12, 2024 — CBS News — 9/11 first responders with severe debris exposure have higher risk of dementia, study finds Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York found severe exposure to building debris was significantly associated with a higher risk of dementia before age 65. June 11, 2024 — Daily Mail — Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer says former NYC mayor may have a lung disease related to 9/11 Attorneys Gary C. Fischoff and Joan A. Keely, acting on behalf of Giuliani, alleged in a 17-page court filing that the politician’s potential condition could limit his ‘future health’ and ‘future earning capacity’. June 3, 2024 — Utica Observer Dispatch — Former Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks dies at age 75; responded to Ground Zero after 9/11 The city went on to say Brooks dedicated his career to the residents of Utica and put his life into making the Utica Fire Department the best in the country. May 31, 2024 — FDNY — FDNY Leadership visits new September 11th exhibit on the anniversary of the end to rescue efforts at Ground Zero Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and other FDNY officials visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Thursday, May 30, 2024, to view a new exhibit. May 31, 2024 — The Journal News — Westchester officials, loved ones commemorate 9/11 first responders lost to illness Members of Westchester County’s First Responders 9/11 Health-Related Illnesses Committee and other county officials came together on the solemn anniversary. May 31, 2024 — amNY — 9/11 Memorial ceremony sheds light on health issues still plaguing rescue workers Although May 30, 2002, marked the end of recovery efforts at Ground Zero, the health issues that would plague many rescue workers and civilians for years to come were only just beginning. May 24, 2024 — 9/11 Memorial & Museum — Illness and Advocacy After 9/11 “Dust: Illness and Advocacy After 9/11” is a new installation exploring the impacts of the toxic dust that blanketed city streets and coated the insides of homes, businesses, and schools in the area. May 23, 2024 — SurvivorNet — Heroic Police Officer, 60, Was Among the First To Respond to 9/11 Attacks, Now Decades Later He’s Battling Cancer Linked to Ground Zero He is among thousands of people in and around Ground Zero on that horrific day that dealt with lingering health effects many years later. May 17, 2024 — WNYT NewsChannel 13 — State trooper who died from 9/11-related illness memorialized in Washington New York State Trooper Nicholas Georgeadis, 52, from Wilton died last year from a 9/11 related illness. Now he’ll be forever etched in our nation’s memory. May 16, 2024 — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer — Gottheimer Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Victims of Terrorism The act has been broadly endorsed by 9/11 victims’ advocacy groups, including 9/11 Children for Justice, 9/11 Justice, 9/11 Families United, and the Family Steering Committee of the 9/11 Commission. May 16, 2024 — Spectrum News NY1 — Rep. Lawler introduces bill aimed at shoring up terror victim compensation fund A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to shore up a fund that compensates victims of terror attacks, including Sept. 11. May 15, 2024 — The Chief-Leader — ‘Revived’ 9/11 Worker Protection panel remains dormant Although state lawmakers in 2020 passed legislation reconvening a 9/11 worker’s protection task force, none of state officials responsible for nominating the panel’s members appear to have done so. May 15, 2024 — The Chief-Leader — City transit workers still awaiting 9/11 disability benefits Although a profusion of state and federal legislation granted disability benefits to civil service workers who worked at the site, city transit workers have so far been shut out. May 8, 2024 — London Review of Books — Dallas Penn Penn never stopped playing the fool, and was so funny and self-effacing it was easy to overlook how smart and pointed he was. May 7, 2024 — Lung — Interstitial Lung Disease and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: a World Trade Center Cohort 20-Year Longitudinal Study The prevalence of post-9/11 ILD was more than two-fold greater than the general population.
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