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    A Moving 9/11 Mother’s Day Story on Q104.3 with Shelli Sonstein, Michael Barasch, Melinda and Louis Rivera

    By Michael Barasch

    We hope you had a nice Mother’s Day. We thought you would enjoy listening to a moving interview of a son (and sister), whose mother lost her battle with cancer as a result of her exposure to the WTC toxins. In this interview with Shelli Sonstein on Q104.3, 20 year old Louis Rivera honors his […]

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    Time Can’t Heal Everything: 9/11 First Responders Still Developing Cancers at an Alarming Rate

    By Rebecca Forman

    Almost sixteen years have passed since the cleanup work at Ground Zero officially ended, yet the devastating impact on those exposed to the toxins endures. Researchers have been studying the physical effects of running directly into, and not away from, one of the largest urban rescue and recovery efforts in history. First responders operated in […]

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    Downtown Teachers and Students Urge Community to Enroll in WTC Health Program

    By Michael Barasch

    This week on Thursday, I had the honor of speaking at a major press conference at New York City’s Stuyvesant High School, which stands in the shadow of the former World Trade Center. Our goal was to let the public know that former students, teachers, local residents, and office workers are developing 9/11-related illnesses at the same alarming rates as the first responders.
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    9/11 Responder Denied Enhanced Pension as Disability Is Blamed on Weight

    By Michael Barasch

    According to a recent story in the New York Post, Michael Abramowitz, whose work at Ground Zero included transporting victims’ body parts to the city morgue, was forced into retirement in 2010 at the age of 56, when doctors declared him medically unfit for duty due to asthma and psoriasis. Doctors certified that his asthma was due to exposure to 9/11 toxic dust.
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    PBS Investigation: Barasch McGarry Students Getting Cancer in Downtown NYC

    By Michael Barasch

    Michael Barasch and Richard Alles appeared on PBS MetroFocus “9/11 & Student Cancer” that aired on January 26, 2018.
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    Saudi Arabia Claims No Evidence It Aided 9/11 Plot: Moves to Dismiss JASTA Lawsuit

    By Michael Barasch

    Judge Daniels acknowledged that the 9/11 Commission report’s finding of “no evidence” did not by itself warrant dismissal of the plaintiff’s’ case, but he pressed plaintiff’s counsel about what evidence does exist to establish that the Kingdom bears responsibility for the 9/11 attacks.
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