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    Michael Barasch on WNYC Morning Edition (Nov. 30, 2017): Only 10 Percent of Those Eligible Have Registered for 9/11 Benefits

    By Michael Barasch

    The following is the transcript from Michael Barasch’s appearance on the WNYC Morning Edition on November 30, 2017 discussing the reason why only 10% of those eligible to receive money & benefits from the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act have signed up.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Study Finds 9/11 Toxic Dust Linked to Heart Trouble Risk for Children

    By Michael Barasch

    A recent study indicates that exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs, contained in dust particles released into the homes of New Yorkers by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, seems to be associated with abnormally high cholesterol levels in young adults who were children at the time of the terrorist attacks.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Where Do We Stand With the Ailing 9/11 First Responders?

    By Michael Barasch

    9/11 Responder and Advocate John Feal and 9/11 Survivor and Attorney Michael Barasch discuss the spike in cancers and fatalities due to breathing in the World Trade Center toxins on 9/11 and during the 8 months following. Listen to Audio:

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  • 9/11 InjuriesWTC Health ProgramVictim Compensation Fund

    Cancers of Former Students and Teachers Linked to 9/11 Toxic Dust

    By Michael Barasch

    At least 12 former students who attended schools south of Canal Street on 9/11, or during the eight months that followed, have filed claims with the federal government for World Trade Center-related cancers. Dozens of others have been diagnosed with well-recognized 9/11 respiratory illnesses. Scores of teachers have fallen ill, and, tragically, many have died from their WTC illnesses.
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  • Memorial Museum

    FDNY Adds 32 Names to WTC Memorial Wall

    By Michael Barasch

    On September 7 at FDNY Headquarters at 9 MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, the FDNY added the names of 32 recently deceased members to the department’s World Trade Center Memorial Wall. Each of these members succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses that resulted from their participation in rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero.
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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Beyond First Responders: The Emerging Victims of 9/11

    By Michael Barasch

    On May 14, 2007, iHeartRadio host Shelli Sonstein welcomed Dr. Pamela King to her show, Sonstein Sessions, to discuss her battle with 9/11-related cancer. Dr. King continues to teach at the High School of Economics & Finance, at 100 Trinity Place, where she was working on September 11, 2001, mere steps from Ground Zero.
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