25 Years On, 9/11 Survivors Face New Health Risks
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Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, health officials warn survivors still face long-term, inequitable health effects as the World Trade Center Health Program expands to include survivors and local residents. Researchers note gaps in early exposure data, complicating research, care, and compensation. Doctors are seeing emerging issues like early-onset dementia linked to toxin exposure. Meanwhile, interest in the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is rising, with more than 800 new applications per month and nearly $2 billion paid for about 9,800 claims last year; eligibility requires illness certification by the WTC Health Program.
Topics:nation#911#dementia#health#public-health#victim-compensation-fund#world-trade-center-health-program
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