The number of police officers who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack due to fatal illnesses has now surpassed the number of officers killed in action at the site, according to the New York State Police Officers’ Memorial in Albany. The memorial lists the engraved names of those police officers in NYS who were […]
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The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has issued a report claiming that inaction by the government contributed to the death and illness of many Ground Zero workers. Backed up by evidence, NYCOSH claims that due to government negligence thousands of people are suffering from chronic respiratory ailments, cancers and other serious […]
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First responders who were exposed to particulate matter during and after 9/11 at Ground Zero may be at higher risk for sleep apnea and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to two new studies. Both studies, conducted by researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital, involved the same group of more than 800 first responders exposed to various levels […]