Havana syndrome fits the pattern of psychosomatic illness – but that doesn't mean the symptoms aren't real
- Written by: Robert Baloh, Professor of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles
In late 2016, people working and living in the embassy district of Havana, including at the U.S. Embassy seen here, began hearing strange sounds before getting sick. AP Photo/Desmond BoylanIn early September 2021, a CIA agent was evacuated from Serbia in the latest case of what the world now knows as “Havana syndrome.”
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