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9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia

9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia
NBC News Friday 11 September 2026, 00:59 UTC 2 min read
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing 9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia 04:34 UP NEXT Sinkhole evacuations near home owned by Nicolas Cage 00:39 Staten Island barge fire kills one 01:00 Could jet lag decide the NFL’s first game in Australia? 01:27 Delta Air Lines mid-air emergency 01:31 Trump pledges $5,000 for Americans if GOP wins 02:23 Growing chorus of A.I. insiders warns of possible extinction of humans 02:02...

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing 9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia 04:34 UP NEXT Sinkhole evacuations near home owned by Nicolas Cage 00:39 Staten Island barge fire kills one 01:00 Could jet lag decide the NFL’s first game in Australia? 01:27 Delta Air Lines mid-air emergency 01:31 Trump pledges $5,000 for Americans if GOP wins 02:23 Growing chorus of A.I. insiders warns of possible extinction of humans 02:02 Hero waiter tackles man trying to shoot ex-wife 01:26 Hurricane carves path of destruction in Hawaii 01:45 Air Force One emergency slide mistakenly deployed 01:10 Apple unveils foldable iPhone 01:34 Dire warning that A.I. could end humanity 01:34 Trump says Iran war will end ‘after the election’ 02:21 New video of deadly cargo plane crash in Miami 01:29 New Russian attacks on Ukraine 01:40 Small plane crash kills four Americans in Bahamas 01:26 Hurricane Lowell lashes Hawaii 01:46 Virginia mom convicted of misdemeanor after son walks alone 01:22 Sinkhole threatens mansion once linked to Nicolas Cage 00:59 Lindsay Clancy juror says holdout admitted ‘reasonable doubt’ 02:15 Nightly News 9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia 04:34 NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports for the series “The Cost of Denial” about the emerging health crisis 25 years after the attacks of 9/11, the first responders now being diagnosed with dementia. Researchers believe the condition is connected to exposure to toxins at Ground Zero, but dementia is not one of the conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program. Sept. 11, 2026 Read More Now Playing 9/11 first responders push for coverage of dementia 04:34 UP NEXT Sinkhole evacuations near home owned by Nicolas Cage 00:39 Staten Island barge fire kills one 01:00 Could jet lag decide the NFL’s first game in Australia? 01:27 Delta Air Lines mid-air emergency 01:31 Trump pledges $5,000 for Americans if GOP wins 02:23
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