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N.Y. Congress members urge Labor Dept. to accept type of cancer as 9/11-linked

A bipartisan group of New York Congress members are pushing the Department of Labor to recognize a specific type of

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To discuss the denial of accidental disability applications from those who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean up

Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service Chair: Senator Martin J. Golden Public Hearing: To discuss the denial of accidental disability applications from

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16 YEARS LATER: IN NEED OF HELP

Thousands of New Yorkers are still getting sick from the environment in lower Manhattan in the months after 9/11. Errol

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Russell Brooks to battle City of Utica in court over 9/11 benefits

UTICA — Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks will take the city to court. Brooks has sought

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Lower Manhattan Residents, Workers Eligible For Free 9/11-Related Health Care

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A lawyer is calling for anyone who lived or worked in Lower Manhattan during the September 11th terror

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Grads of Schools Near Ground Zero: We Got Cancer From 9/11 Debris

More than 5,000 cancer diagnoses have been linked to the toxic debris left behind after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror

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9/11 WTC responders show increased physical disability due to PTSD

A new study of more than 1,100 WTC responders cared for at the Stony Brook University WTC Wellness Program indicates

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Biomarkers May Provide Early Warning of Lung Problems in 9/11 Firefighters

Blood biomarkers appear to be an early-warning signal for the accelerated loss of lung function and airway obstruction in firefighters

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Cancer cluster at top NYC school near Ground Zero, grad says

Firefighters and other first-responders who worked at Ground Zero aren’t the only ones suffering 16 years later from exposure to

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