Category Archives: Health Issues

Ahead of September 11 anniversary, Congress scrambles to fully fund World Trade Center Health Program

Lawmakers have drawn up the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to amend the funding for those sickened by the World Trade Center to ensure that their health care can continue.

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North Valley Stream Street renamed in honor of NYPD Deputy Chief Vincent DeMarino, who died of 9/11-related illness

Park Drive South in North Valley Stream has been renamed to honor retired NYPD Deputy Chief Vincent DeMarino, who died of World Trade Center-related brain cancer in 2019.

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Final salute: NYPD Detective George Moreno laid to rest after dying of 9/11-related cancer

Thirty-year NYPD veteran Detective George Moreno died of World Trade Center-related cancer on July 30, 2021 and was buried on August 4, 2021. He worked in gang-related and narcotics units […]

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