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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Lymphoma Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    September is Lymphoma Awareness Month. The half a million first responders and survivors who were working, living, and studying in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11 have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer from their exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lymphoma. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 1,300 […]

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    Top 3 Myths in the 9/11 Community

    By Michael Barasch

    Although 23 years have passed since the 9/11 attacks, there are still misconceptions about the benefits available to the 9/11 community. Here are the three most common myths about 9/11 benefits and what you need to know: Myth #1: The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and World Trade Center Health Program are only for first […]

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  • Cancer

    From 9/11 Advocacy to Life-Saving Stem Cell Donations

    By Michael Barasch

    For Barasch & McGarry Attorney Destinee Salomon, the call arrived in 2019. She was a stem cell match for a stranger in a different state, who was given a less than 10% chance of surviving his illness. The Gift of Life Marrow Registry is an organization that matches potential donors with patients in need. Destinee […]

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    New York State Announces 9/11 Notice Act Guidance to Connect Responders and Survivors with Free Health Care and Compensation

    By Michael Barasch

    New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has announced 9/11 Notice Act guidance to encourage responders and survivors who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins in Lower Manhattan and Northern Brooklyn after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to access the federal resources available to them. The more than half a million people who were […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Commemorates the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11

    By Michael Barasch

    On the 23rd year of remembering the horrific September 11, 2001 attacks, we acknowledge the sacrifices made by first responders as well as civilians who returned to their downtown offices, apartments, and schools after the attack. We remember not only those who died that day, but also the tens of thousands of people who have […]

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    Barasch & McGarry Recognizes Leukemia Awareness Month

    By Michael Barasch

    September is Leukemia Awareness Month. If you worked, lived, or went to school in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 – or if you were at Ground Zero as a responder – you have a higher risk of developing respiratory illness and 69 different types of cancer from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including leukemia. […]

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