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Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "'Dust Lady' Marcy Borders, featured in haunting Sept. 11 photo, dies of cancer," by J. Freedom du Lac of the Washington Post and published on The Star's website on August 26, 2015. It reports on the death of a World Trade Center survivor who was the subject of a famous photographs in which she is seen completely covered in gray dust just after the collapse of the building on September 11, 2001.
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Creator: The Star, du Lac, J. Freedom
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Toxic dust, Cancer, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Depression, Smoking, Substance abuse
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "White House edited EPA's 9/11 reports," by John Heilprin and published on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on August 22, 2003. It reports on the discovery that President George W. Bush's White House directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue misleading statements regarding the safety of breathing the air in the vicinity of Ground Zero of the World Trade Center. The EPA released multiple statements assuring the public of the air's safety, reports that were subsequently proven to be false as recovery workers began displaying respiratory ailments within a year of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Creator: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Heilprin, John
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Environmental aspects, Toxic dust, Respiratory organs--diseases, Federal health reporting
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "The Long-Term Health Effects of September 11, 2001," by Natasha Persaud and published on the Renal & Urology News website on September 6, 2019. Dr. Michael Crane, Director of the World Trade Center Health Program at Mount Sinai, was interviewed for this article. It summarizes the health problems experienced by first responders of the September 11, 2001 attacks that urologists and nephrologists should be aware of.
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Creator: Renal & Urology News, Persaud, Natasha
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Asbestos, Toxic dust, First responders, Cancer, Cardiovascular system--diseases
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "Children Who Survived September 11 Attacks May Face Heart Risks," by Gillian Mohney and published on the Healthline website on September 11, 2017. It reports on a recent study's findings that children exposed to the toxic dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center have high levels of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals are known to impact cardiac health, so more work must be done to monitor the subjects' health and mitigate the long-term health impacts.
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Creator: Healthline, Mohney, Gillian
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Health studies, Children and terrorism, Cardiovascular system--diseases, Toxic dust
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: Article, titled "NIH Grant Supports First Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders," created by Stony Brook University, published on October 15, 2020. The article discusses a study led by Stony Brook University looking for physical evidence of brain abnormalities in WTC responders by analyzing biomarkers consistent with cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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Creator: Stony Brook University
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Health studies, Post-traumatic stress disorder, First responders, Psychological aspects, Psychiatric disorders
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "How the pain of 9/11 still stays with a generation," by Dana Rose Garfin and published on The Conversation website on September 9, 2016. It reports on the concept of "collective trauma" and the ongoing psychological impacts of the September 11, 2001 attacks on people who were small children at the time.
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Creator: The Conversation US, Inc., Garfin, Dana Rose
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Health studies, Children and terrorism, Psychological aspects, Post-traumatic stress disorder
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "'We've Lost Too Many': 9/11 Responders Encouraged to Register for Health Benefits," published on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website on April 29, 2019 and updated in July 2019. It reports on the death of the latest FBI employee who responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks and contracted a fatal illness as a result of exposure to the attack sites. The FBI is encouraging all eligible responders to register for any of the government programs that would provide them with health benefits before an upcoming statutory deadline reduces future payouts.
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Creator: Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S.)
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Survivors' benefits, Government programs, First responders, Health aspects
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "Heart health research of 9/11 survivors slowly realized, 17 years later," published by American Heart Association News on September 5, 2018. It reports on recently reported evidence linking the toxic dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center to various cardiovascular health issues impacting first responders and survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Prior to this, most reporting on 9/11 health issues focused on respiratory ailments and cancers.
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Creator: American Heart Association
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Cardiovascular system--diseases, First responders, Toxic dust, Health studies
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "Former EPA head admits she was wrong to tell New Yorkers post-9/11 air was safe," by Joanna Walters of The Guardian on September 10, 2016. It reports on the public admission by former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Christine Todd Whitman that she was wrong when she informed the public that the air around Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks was safe to breathe. Her apology is a result of a rising toll of deaths and illnesses associated with breathing the toxic dust generated by the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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Creator: The Guardian, Walters, Joanna
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Health aspects, First responders, Toxic dust
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "9/11 health fund covers survivors for life — but few know about it," by Megan Cerullo and published on the CBS News website on September 11, 2019. It reports on the large number of first responders, survivors, and recovery workers who are unaware that they are eligible for free lifetime care under the World Trade Center Health Program. The article faults the public's lack of awareness of this program on the federal government's failure to effectively communicate its existence to those impacted by exposure to toxic dust at the attack sites.
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Creator: CBS News, Cerullo, Megan
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Survivors' benefits, Government programs, Health aspects, First responders, Cancer, Toxic dust
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "9/11 World Trade Center exposure linked to heart disease among NYC firefighters," by Albert Einstein College of Medicine and published by Medical Xpress on September 6, 2019. It reports on the study report "Long-term Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Firefighters After the World Trade Center Disaster," by Hillel W. Cohen, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Cynthia Joe, et al, and published by JAMA Network. This study found that incidents of cardiovascular disease were higher among firefighters with significant exposure to the World Trade Center during or after its collapse.
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Creator: Medical Xpress, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Health studies, Cardiovascular system--diseases, First responders
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: News article, titled "A History of the Long Fight to Secure Funding for 9/11 First Responders," by Matt Stieb and published on the Intelligencer website on June 12, 2019. It provides an overview of federal lawmakers' response to the health crises and deaths experienced by those exposed to contaminants at the September 11, 2001 attack sites. The article was written at the time that Congress was debating whether or not to extend funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund beyond 2020.
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Creator: Intelligencer, Stieb, Matt
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Survivors' benefits, Government programs, Legislation, Health aspects, First responders, Toxic dust
Collection: September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive
Description: Journal article, titled "9/11 10 years later: American Psychologist examines Americans' reactions over time to terrorist attacks," published in American Psychologist Volume 42, Number 8, September 2011. Table of Contents from a special issue of the journal containing the titles, authors, and abstracts for six articles on the short-term and long-term psychological impacts of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Creator: American Psychological Association
Language: English
Type: Article
Rights: This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Collector: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Keyword: Psychological aspects, Post-traumatic stress disorder
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