The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#442 - [Neo News] - 📌 What Is the Ripple Effect of Defunding Disease Surveillance?
20 minutes Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Neo News, Ben and Eli tackle the recent, quiet—but massive—public health funding cuts implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services. With $600 million pulled back from four targeted states and additional CDC block grants eliminated, they discuss the severe domestic implications for local health departments, HIV/STI surveillance, and lead poisoning prevention. They also zoom out to examine the global health consequences of the US withdrawing fro...