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TimesLIVE·September 10, 2026 at 12:31 PM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to launch a major health study focused on people who were children in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn when the World Trade Center's twin towers fell on September 11, 2001, according to TimesLIVE. The research aims to examine the long-term health effects experienced by those exposed to the disaster and its aftermath at a young age, addressing a gap in existing 9/11 health research, which has largely focused on adult survivors and first responders.

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