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20 Decades After 9/11, New Legislation Aims To Help First Responders Exposed To Deadly Toxins

by Stewart Lonky, MD | 5 minutes of reading | 9/11, first responders, toxins, wellness

What’s the most dangerous job in the U.S.? Farmers face heavy equipment accidents; construction workers are often a fall away from death; police are at daily risk of getting shot. How about firefighters? After all, racing into burning buildings, where the temperature typically reaches 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, isn’t exactly a day at the beach. On average, 39 […]

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Flint Water Crisis is an Opportunity for a Renewed National Fight Against Urban Lead

The recent water tragedy in Flint, Michigan has put lead back into the national spotlight. The situation in Flint is horrific for the town’s residents and unforgivable on the part of the folks that made it happen. In my twenty plus years of treating patients with toxic poisoning and testifying in countless workers’ comp cases