9/11 Responders

The bipartisan Senate bill would fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program for survivors of the September 11th terror attacks.

Researchers at Stony Brook University have uncovered evidence that first responders exposed to toxins at the World Trade Center after the September 11th attacks are at higher risk for developing dementia.

According to an annual report published by the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, the fund determined over 10,000 new and amended claims in 2023. Survivors of 9/11-related illnesses got more than $1.8 billion in compensation that year.

Thursday marked one year since uterine and endometrial cancers were added to the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health program.

Thousands of 9/11 first responders deal with post-traumatic stress disorder 22 years later. But officials at the Long Island World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program try to keep a positive outlook.

WSHU’s Desiree D’Iorio spoke to the head of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Allison Turkel, about who is eligible to apply, and the changes underway to streamline the claims process.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed an additional $2 billion for the World Trade Center Health Program that serves survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks.

WSHU’s J.D. Allen spoke with Sara Director, a partner at Barasch & McGarry, about how women, who lived, worked, went to school near to the September 11th terror attacks, or were first responders to Ground Zero, and were later diagnosed with uterine cancer, can find relief.

The World Trade Center Health Program is running out of funding to support 9/11 survivors with their necessary medical services.

Researchers at Stony Brook University have found a rare type of dementia in first responders who worked at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.