9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
NYU’s School of Medicine will conduct a lung, heart, and mental health research study for young New York City residents, aged 13-21, to evaluate the impact of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks on public health. Qualifications Participants must be Born between 9/11/1993 and 9/10/2001 (Ages 13-21)* Available for a one-time visit Must not […]
On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1:30pm, 9/11 recovery workers and survivors and local politicians will meet outside 7 World to oppose the recent proposals from the Majority House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce committees that would provide an underfunded and temporary extension of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund. Even […]
Today, a number of FDNY members who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001 and who worked the recovery effort, boarded a bus a 4:00am and rode to Randall's Island for a day of rallying for the extension of the Zadroga Act. Many of these brave firefighters are very ill. How much longer will […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals to a seminar entitled Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Melville. The evening’s speaker will be Colleen […]
As World Trade Center recovery workers know only too well, blood cancers are epidemic among those who worked the site. The Cancer Support Community will host a free webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The topic is coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia (A.L.L.). The webinar will provide information on understanding a […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s NJ chapter will host the New York/New Jersey area Blood Cancer Conference on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. Blood cancer patients, their family members, caregivers and healthcare professionals are welcome. Experts in multiple myeloma, lymphoma and leukemia treatment will present information […]