Category Archives: WTC Health Program
WTC Health Registry’s Annual Report Releases New Findings
In its 2016 annual report, the World Trade Center Health Registry indicates that 15 years after 9/11, we still do not fully understand the true magnitude of the health emergency caused by the terrorist attacks. The registry is charged with documenting and evaluating the long-term physical and mental health effects of the September 11, 2001 […]
Michael Barasch Joined Jon Stewart at 9/11 Event at WTC Museum
Mike Barasch joined comedian and 9/11 activist Jon Stewart, as well as Rich Alles of “9/11 Health Watch” and John Feal of the “Feal Good Foundation” on Sunday, December 18th at the WTC Museum. Stewart hosted a Live Facebook event to bring awareness to the WTC Health Program which provides free medical monitoring and treatment –not […]
BREAKING NEWS: Victim Compensation Fund Changes the Eligibility Requirements for WTC-Related Cancers
First Responders, Local residents, office workers and students with cancer may now be able to assert claims Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice made an extremely important change to the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). As a result, many cancer victims who missed the deadline to register for compensation can now do so. Until last […]
Fallout From 9/11 Attacks on Par With Fukushima and Chernobyl, Researcher Says
Mike Barasch commented on the yet to be published medical findings of Dr. Lucchini of the WTCHP. “Dr Lucchini’s findings come as no surprise to me or the attorneys at my firm. We represent thousands of sick people in the 9/11 community every day. They tell us the sad news that they have been diagnosed […]
Senator Ted Cruz Hypocritical — Falsely Claims to be “Champion of Firefighters and Police Officers”
As a rule, lawyers should stay out of politics. So—we would never suggest who someone should vote for. However, when we hear something said that isn’t true, we feel a moral obligation to set the record straight. Following his victory at the Iowa caucus, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addressed a room of supporters to celebrate […]
ASPCA Officer with Terminal 9/11-Related Cancer Dies Four Days After State Judge Denies Her Workers’ Comp Claim
Diane DiGiacomo, an ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Officer who spent months saving animals abandoned near Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks, died on November 20, at age 52, of breast cancer. Her death came four days after a state judge denied her workers’ comp claim for 9/11-related cancer, according to the New York Daily News. […]
