Author Archives: Michael Barasch
WTC Girder Becomes Part of Bakersfield, CA 9/11 Memorial
Steel from the World Trade Center rests on a flatbed truck after being brought to Bakersfield as part of a memorial to 9/11 Credit: Henry a. Barrios / The Californian In early April, a six-and-one-half-ton steel girder from the World Trade Center made its way through downtown Bakersfield, California, to be used as part as […]
Orange County, NY Honors Deceased 9/11 First Responder
Crawford Sgt. Eric Meier was a 25-year veteran of the department. He died on Sept. 17 while investigating a drug case. PHOTO PROVIDED On May 6, 2016, when Orange County held its 2016 Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the county courthouse, an NYPD officer who responded to the World Trade Center attacks and succumbed to post-9/11 […]
Governor Cuomo Announces State to Ensure Continued Benefits For Volunteers With 9/11-Related Illnesses
Mike Barasch applauded Gov. Cuomo’s pledge to continue benefits for sick 9/11 volunteers. “While it’s only a commitment for the 2016-17 State Budget, the decision to continue coverage of lost wages and health care is welcome news to the thousands of sick volunteers who depend on this aide. To treat these selfless volunteers any differently […]
NIOSH Study Finds High Rate of Neuropathy in WTC Survivors
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine recently published a study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) finding that WTC survivors are at a greater risk for neuropathy symptoms than are Type 1 diabetics. This study reinforces the recent findings of related experiments by doctors at Long Island’s prestigious Winthrop University […]
Retired NYPD Cop and 9/11 Survivor Blasts Sen. Ted Cruz
A former NYPD officer who was forced to retire due to 9/11-related cancer has written a scathing Op-Ed for the New York Daily News, taking Sen. Ted Cruz to task for what he regards as hypocritical statements about law enforcement. In a post dated February 2, 2016, Fred Krines writes: “[Cruz] can’t call himself a […]
World Trade Center Firefighters Needing Sinus Surgery Had More Intense, Longer Exposure to Caustic Dust and Have Higher Eosinophil Levels
Sinuses as seen through medical imaging. Credit: ATS Michael Barasch commented on an article that appeared in the April, 2016 “American Thoracic Society” regarding firefighters who were exposed to the WTC toxic dust: “Not surprisingly, there is now empirical evidence that firefighters who responded in the first two days of the World Trade Center disaster […]
Retired 9/11 Cop Being Sued for Refusing to Pay $500K Fee
A former NYPD cop is being sued be a company who gave him an advance on a settlement he received for injuries sustained working 9/11 and ground zero. MICHAEL IP/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NES Barasch & McGarry was sued this week for standing up to a lending company that is demanding 66% interest on a […]
Doctor on Trail of Neuropathy Finds Source in WTC Dust
We’ve reported several times recently on studies linking peripheral neuropathy to the dust of Ground Zero. A recent column on the website for the civil service employees’ weekly newspaper, The Chief, gave further details about how a doctor’s observations of 9/11-related illness in patients led to the experiments that strongly suggest a link. For years, […]
Justice Department Compensation Fund to Be Split Between 9/11 Responders and Iran Embassy Hostages
The omnibus spending bill Congress passed in December 2015 and President Obama signed included a provision years in the making: $4.4 million in compensation for each American hostage held captive in Iran 35 years ago. The 52 Americans were stationed at the American Embassy in Tehran when Iranian students stormed the building in 1979. The […]
