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Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning staff to ICE: advocates

Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indian Health Service, advocates for the 9/11 community said. More.

New Physical Evidence of PTSD In 9-11 First Responders

A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, researchers say they've found new physical evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders who were there. More.

Lawmakers seek meeting with RFK Jr. over staff shortages, delays at World Trade Center Health Program

A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. More.

Official Calls for Improvements to 9/11 Health Program

A local Congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make improvements to the health program for those who responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks and is asking to fix the problems which are preventing them from getting the care they need. More.

Belief in a just world and prolonged grief disorder among individuals bereaved by 9/11

Belief in a just world is an individual’s conviction that the world is fundamentally fair and that people deserve to be rewarded for admirable actions and punished for unjust actions (Lerner, 1980). More.

9/11 health program wins permanent funding but staffing cuts threaten care

Michael Barasch still remembers the cars and how the once-bustling parking lot at the Greenwich train station was hauntingly still the morning after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. More.

Healthcare Cyberattack Potential Impact on WTC Health Program Members

The WTC Health Program is aware of a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a healthcare technology company that is part of Optum Inc. (a Division of UnitedHealth Group). More.

9/11 first responders get health care for life

More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, first responders who rushed into danger are now being guaranteed lifetime healthcare coverage following new legislation passed by Congress earlier this month. FOX 13's Genevieve Curtis reports. More.