A New York City firefighter sits on a fire engine at the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. The Twin Towers were the focus of a terrorist attack when two hijacked airliners hit the Towers, which subsequently collapsed afterward.
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Dr. Michael Crane, medical director of the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, photographed Aug. 19. Crane says that one of the biggest challenges in treating 9/11 first responders is that 25 yeas after the attacks, illnesses including asbestos-elated diseases and possibly dementia are just now being diagnosed. He says that getting these illnesses included on the list of 9/11 related diseases is crucial to providing quality care to victims.
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A New York City firefighter sits on a fire engine at the World Trade Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. The Twin Towers were the focus of a terrorist attack when two hijacked airliners hit the Towers, which subsequently collapsed afterward.
RICKY FLORES, THE JOURNAL NEWS, USA TODAY NETWORK VIA REUTERS CONNECT
Dr. Michael Crane, medical director of the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, photographed Aug. 19. Crane says that one of the biggest challenges in treating 9/11 first responders is that 25 yeas after the attacks, illnesses including asbestos-elated diseases and possibly dementia are just now being diagnosed. He says that getting these illnesses included on the list of 9/11 related diseases is crucial to providing quality care to victims.
