Ian Weissman, DO
Radiologist @DeptVetAffairs #AdvocatingForPatients #PublicHealth #Activist Chair @RadiologyACR VA Com & CSC #Leadership linkedin.com/in/ianweissmando
- U.S. health regulators announced an effort Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Kennedy Jr.’s effort against a mainstay of dental care. apnews.com/article/fluo...
- Mental health care may be harder to obtain after HHS rule reversal. Updates adopted in 2024 to the mental health parity law will not be enforced. www.statnews.com/2025/05/13/h...
- The animal disease unit of USDA has lost 16% of staff. The staffing losses come as the agency battles bird flu. State veterinarians warn of fewer resources to respond to threats. www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...
- Countering constant, widespread, anti-vaccine misinformation takes money, and the federal government under the Trump administration — a reliable partner to local health officials in the past — has taken a step back. www.npr.org/sections/sho...