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  • Zadroga Act • WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund

    Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Fights for World Trade Center Health Program

    By Michael Barasch

    A bipartisan Congressional delegation recently introduced legislation to increase funding for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, providing security for more than 400,000 9/11 first responders and survivors and their families. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Congressman Andrew Garbarino and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are the lead sponsors of the “9/11 Responder […]

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  • First Responders • Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund

    As 9/11 anniversary approaches, responders and survivors are still at risk

    By Michael Barasch

    We are just weeks away from the twentieth anniversary of September 11, 2001, a day our nation will never forget. We will never forget the bravery of the first responders – the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical workers, and search-and-rescue teams who saved thousands of lives as the Twin Towers were collapsing, then searched the […]

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  • WTC Health Program • Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund

    Mount Sinai Researchers Find Liver Disease Risk for World Trade Center Responders

    By Michael Barasch

    Mount Sinai researchers recently found evidence that 9/11 first responders who responded to  Ground Zero immediately after the attacks had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease than responders who were there later. Their risk of developing hepatic steatosis – when the liver contains abnormally high levels of fat – as a result of exposure […]

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  • February 3, 2021

    A top 9/11 lawyer is crusading to help families take advantage of their last chance to receive awards

    Fortune

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  • January 15, 2021

    COVID cases rising among 9/11 survivors

    Long Island Herald

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  • December 24, 2020

    9/11 survivors, the ‘most at risk’ group, now facing a scary new enemy: COVID-19

    NorthJersey.com

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  • December 4, 2020

    Lawyers group presents scammed 9/11 NYPD hero with $400,000 check after $1 million theft by his friend

    New York Daily News

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  • December 3, 2020

    Ex-NYPD officer whose 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund award was stolen gets $400,000 payout

    ABC 7

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  • August 24, 2021

    20 years after 9/11 attacks, cancers and illnesses continue to appear

    New Jersey 101.5 FM

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  • April 30, 2021

    Disbarred lawyer who stole NYPD officer’s 9/11 payout sentenced to 4 years in prison

    ABC 7

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  • April 30, 2021

    Some 9/11 heroes now demonized by city they helped save (opinion)

    Staten Island Advance

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    April 30, 2021

    Attorney raising awareness for COVID-19 vaccines for 9/11 community

    Action News JAX

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  • March 10, 2021

    Applications To Fund Medical Bills Of 9/11 Survivors Another Casualty Of COVID-19

    WSHU Public Radio

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  • March 3, 2021

    Little Help for New York 9/11 Survivors Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine

    The City

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  • Victim Compensation Fund • Zadroga Act • WTC Health Program

    Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Fights for World Trade Center Health Program

    By Michael Barasch

    A bipartisan Congressional delegation recently introduced legislation to increase funding for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, providing security for more than 400,000 9/11 first responders and survivors and their families. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Congressman Andrew Garbarino and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are the lead sponsors of the “9/11 Responder […]

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  • First Responders • WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund

    As 9/11 anniversary approaches, responders and survivors are still at risk

    By Michael Barasch

    We are just weeks away from the twentieth anniversary of September 11, 2001, a day our nation will never forget. We will never forget the bravery of the first responders – the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical workers, and search-and-rescue teams who saved thousands of lives as the Twin Towers were collapsing, then searched the […]

    Read More

  • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program • Zadroga Act

    Mount Sinai Researchers Find Liver Disease Risk for World Trade Center Responders

    By Michael Barasch

    Mount Sinai researchers recently found evidence that 9/11 first responders who responded to  Ground Zero immediately after the attacks had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease than responders who were there later. Their risk of developing hepatic steatosis – when the liver contains abnormally high levels of fat – as a result of exposure […]

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  • Victim Compensation Fund • WTC Health Program • Zadroga Act

    Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Urges World Trade Center Health Program to Expedite Decision on Covering Uterine Cancer

    By Michael Barasch

    A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has publicly called on the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to expedite its decision on whether to include uterine cancer as a covered condition eligible for free health care. The group of representatives from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut – led by Congresswoman Mikie […]

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  • Zadroga Act • WTC Health Program • Victim Compensation Fund

    Study Finds Liver Damage Risk for 9/11 First Responders

    By Michael Barasch

    9/11 first responders and people working at the World Trade Center site after 9/11 were recently found to have developed hepatic steatosis – commonly known as fatty liver disease – at four times the rate among the general population. The study, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, also found that responders who reached […]

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  • Zadroga Act • Victim Compensation Fund

    Final Day for Major 9/11 Registration Deadline

    By Michael Barasch

    Today, July 29, 2021, marks the final day for 9/11 first responders and survivors and their families to register with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) if you were certified with a 9/11 illness or lost a loved one more than 2 years ago.  When you register with the VCF, you preserve your right to register […]

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