11S Pursues, Among Diseases and Memories, Firefighters and Rescuers 25 Years Later
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It is the first research that puts under the lens the impact of environmental expositions in advanced age with the psychological and physical effects experienced by the rescuers of the World Trade Center. And that highlights clear influences of the environment on aging and mental health. Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11th, the researchers of the Icahn School of Medicine of [...] L'articolo The research on rescuers of September…
10,562 FDNY members are currently certified for at least one physical disease related to their exposure during 9/11. Diseases include upper and lower airway respiratory diseases and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
On September 11, 2001, the world stands still. Planes fly into the towers of the New York World Trade Center, thousands of people die. Many others still suffer from the consequences.
The consequences of the 11S are still present a quarter of a century later: 4,257 members of the New York Fire Department (FDNY) have been diagnosed with cancer and 12,161 with at least one disease attributed to World Trade Center exposure to toxins.
It is estimated that more than 2,000 cleaners, rescuers and police died from 11S-related diseases
Thousands of firefighters and rescuers who worked between the dust and debris of the Twin Towers today live with mental health diseases and sequelae
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