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DR MARC SIEGEL: Twenty-five years after 9/11, the deadly health crisis is still claiming lives

More than 9,000 people have died from health effects of 9/11, far more than died in the attacks themselves

By Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News

Published September 11, 2026 7:50am EDT

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Ground Zero first responder shares lasting health impact decades after 9/11

Volunteer EMT Mordechai Shedrowitzky and an NYU doctor share how exposure to World Trade Center dust can have serious health consequences decades later.

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When the alerts came on September 11, 2001, I first made sure my kids were safe and then headed to home base, which for me was that concrete lifesaver – Bellevue Hospital. I helped empty the hospital where I had trained, triaging patients to other facilities in preparation for World Trade Center survivors. Then we waited for hours for survivors who never came.

A few days later I visited the disaster site, and when I arrived, I was handed an N95 mask. I made my way through the rubble, very aware that I was in the presence of potentially toxic chemicals and fumes. It was a bright, sunny day, but there was still a film in the air.

With all due respect to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is claiming the public was lied to and has released 170,000........

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