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  • Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program

    Why 9/11 Still Matters But Not For The Reasons You Think: Inside the VCF and WTC Health Program Program

    By Gabriella Flick
    Unforeseen health consequences from toxic 9/11 dust have been on the rise for 16 years since September 11th, 2001. Even more shocking; most of the impacted individuals were only caught in the dust cloud or exposed for less than 60 minutes. As a result, many have come down with a host of devastating health conditions ranging from the rarest of cancers to a variety of respiratory diseases—sometimes occurring simultaneously.
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  • Victim Compensation Fund

    As Trooper Is Laid to Rest, Uncertainty Haunts Surviving 9/11 Comrades

    By Michael Barasch

    Trooper Anson’s passing is a reminder of the emotional weight so many 9/11 responders carry as uncertainty about their own health continues to haunt them. Many responders have sought emotional support from cancer support groups as well as health screenings from the World Trade Center Health Program.

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    The Newest Peekskill Canine to Be Named after Fallen Peekskill Police Officer Who Passed Away From A 9/11-related Condition

    By Jennifer Jimenez
    The Peekskill Police Department named the newest member of their canine team after a fallen Peekskill Detective who passed away in 2013 from sarcoidosis, a disease he contracted while participating in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks.
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  • 9/11 Injuries • WTC Health Program • Zadroga Act

    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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  • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program

    The Burden of Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea and The Victim Compensation Fund

    By Michael Barasch
    After the government mistakenly guaranteed its residents and workers that the air was safe, it would not be long before thousands of people exposed to the World Trade Center toxic dust began experiencing respiratory and digestive issues that, whether they knew it at the time or not, were linked to their exposure to the looming toxins.
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  • Were You There?

    If you were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 or in the 8 months that followed, you may be eligible for compensation through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Call us at 888-351-9421 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

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  • 9/11 Injuries

    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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