Category Archives: Health Issues

Failure to pass Biden’s Build Back Better plan threatens funding for 9/11 health care program

If the Build Back Better legislation does not pass Congress, the funding gap in the World Trade Center health program — which amounts to almost $3 billion — will have to be filled another way. 

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Former NYPD Detective, teacher Terence Mulvey, dies from 9/11-related illness

Retired NYPD Detective Terence Mulvey died of World Trade Center-related cancer last week at the age of 62. He served the NYPD for may years, becoming a teacher and assistant […]

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Toxicology expert tells Canadian Occupational Safety that Ground Zero horror exposed first responders to substances now linked to neurological, cardiovascular issues

A new study has linked World Trade Center toxins to neurological and cardiovascular disease, reports Maia Foulis, for The Safety Magazine. Michelle Hernandez, associate director of occupational toxicology with Merck […]

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