{"id":672,"date":"2024-02-24T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T09:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:51:56","slug":"havana-syndrome-is-a-mythical-medical-condition-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/24\/havana-syndrome-is-a-mythical-medical-condition-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana Syndrome is a mythical medical condition | the facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Havana Syndrome is the name given to a collection of apparent physiological symptoms reportedly experienced by US and Canadian government staff while in Cuba. Although it has been attributed to a range of causes, most commonly some kind of attack by Cuban government agents, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wsBWWNTDnq8\" title=\"\">this video<\/a> explains that the majority of medical evidence indicates Havana Syndrome is a mythical medical condition; a misdiagnosis of a medical condition which does not actually exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earliest reports of the phenomenon emerged 2016, and began to increase rapidly as the issue gained attention. Subsequently, a number of scientific and medical studies have continued to cast doubt on the idea that the Havana Syndrome is a genuine physical phenomenon caused by external influence on US staff in Cuba. This supports Robert Bartholomew\u2019s firm conclusion that Havana Syndrome \u201cis a social panic that has been aided by sensational journalism, dubious science, social media conspiracy theories, and government bureaucracy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Havana Syndrome isn&#039;t real\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsBWWNTDnq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Aristi, Guillermo, Lyna Kamintsky, Margaux Ross, Chris Bowen, Cynthia Calkin, Alon Friedman, and Javeria A. Hashmi. \u201cSymptoms Reported by Canadians Posted in Havana Are Linked with Reduced White Matter Fibre Density.\u201d Brain Communications 4.2 (2022): fcac053. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/braincomms\/fcac053.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baloh, Robert W, and Robert E Bartholomew. Havana Syndrome Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria. Cham: Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Copernicus, 2020. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-40746-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartholomew, Robert. \u201cHAVANA SYNDROME HYSTERIA &amp; THE GREAT WILD GOOSE CHASE: Classified Documents Reveal That Havana Syndrome Is Very Likely a Psychogenic Illness and Not a Sonic Attack by Foreign Actors.\u201d Skeptic (Altadena, CA) 26.4 (2021): 48\u201354.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartholomew, Robert E. \u201c60 Minutes Whips Up \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 Hysteria, Airs Sensational Segment on White House \u2018Attacks.\u2019\u201d Skeptic, 4 March 2022. https:\/\/www.skeptic.com\/reading_room\/60-minutes-whips-up-havana-syndrome-hysteria-airs-sensational-segment-on-white-house-attacks\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cHavana Syndrome Skepticism: A Report by the National Academy of Sciences Says Microwaves Caused an Array of Mysterious Health Complaints at the American Embassy in Cuba. Here\u2019s Why We Should Be Skeptical. It Was Probably Psychogenic.\u201d Skeptic (Altadena, CA) 26.1 (2021): 36\u201339.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartholomew, Robert E, and Robert W Baloh. \u201cChallenging the Diagnosis of \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 as a Novel Clinical Entity.\u201d J R Soc Med 113.1 (2020): 7\u201311. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0141076819877553.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartholomew, Robert E, and Dionisio F Zald\u00edvar P\u00e9rez. \u201cChasing Ghosts in Cuba: Is Mass Psychogenic Illness Masquerading as an Acoustical Attack?\u201d Int J Soc Psychiatry 64.5 (2018): 413\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0020764018766185.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canham, Matthew, Stefan S\u00fctterlin, Torvald F. Ask, Benjamin J. Knox, Lauren Glenister, and Ricardo Lugo. \u201cAmbiguous Self-Induced Disinformation (ASID) Attacks: Weaponizing a Cognitive Deficiency.\u201d OSF Preprints, 17 October 2021. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.31219\/osf.io\/2kbf9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cusack, Paul TE. \u201cHavana Syndrome Possible Cause.\u201d Biomedical Journal of Scientific &amp; Technical Research 36.3 (2021): 28508\u201310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friedman, Alon, Cynthia Calkin, Amanda Adams, Guillermo Aristi Suarez, Tim Bardouille, Noa Hacohen, A. Laine Green, R. Rishi Gupta, Javeria Hashmi, et al. \u201cHavana Syndrome Among Canadian Diplomats: Brain Imaging Reveals Acquired Neurotoxicity.\u201d medRxiv, 29 September 2019. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/19007096.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris, Shane, and Missy Ryan. \u201cCIA Finds No \u2018Worldwide Campaign\u2019 by Any Foreign Power behind Mysterious \u2018Havana Syndrome\u2019 &#8211; The Washington Post.\u201d Washington Post, 20 January 2022. https:\/\/12ft.io\/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnational-security%2Fcia-havana-syndrome-investigation-russia%2F2022%2F01%2F20%2F2f86d89e-795c-11ec-bf97-6eac6f77fba2_story.html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurley, Dan. \u201cThe Mystery Behind Neurological Symptoms Among US Diplomats in Cuba: Lots of Questions, Few Answers.\u201d Neurology Today 18.6 (2018): 1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/01.NT.0000532085.86007.9b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk, John M. \u201cThe Strange Case of the Havana \u2018Sonic Attacks.\u2019\u201d International Journal of Cuban Studies (2019). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13169\/intejcubastud.11.1.0024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lin, James C. \u201cThe Havana Syndrome and Microwave Weapons [Health Matters].\u201d IEEE Microwave Magazine 22.11 (2021): 13\u201314. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/MMM.2021.3102201.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cWeaponizing the Microwave Auditory Effect and the Havana Syndrome.\u201d URSI Radio Science Bulletin 2021.376 (2021): 36\u201338. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23919\/URSIRSB.2021.9682645.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mart\u00ednez, Jose A. \u201cThe \u2018Moscow Signal\u2019 Epidemiological Study, 40 Years On.\u201d Reviews on Environmental Health 34.1 (2019): 13\u201324. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/reveh-2018-0061.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mazumdar, Deepmala. \u201cAbout The Aberrant Syndrome\u202f: Havana.\u201d Vision Science Academy, 31 January 2022. https:\/\/visionscienceacademy.org\/about-the-aberrant-syndrome-havana\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Health and Medicine Division, and Standing Committee to Advise the Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U. S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. National Academies Press, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melekos Smith, Zhanna. \u201cAnomalies or Attacks? Fear, Uncertainty and Politics of Havana Syndrome.\u201d West Point Research Papers 554 (2021). https:\/\/digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org\/usma_research_papers\/554.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murabayashi, Allen. \u201cDo Photojournalism Contests Glamorize Pain and Suffering?\u201d PhotoShelter Blog, 15 February 2018. https:\/\/blog.photoshelter.com\/2018\/02\/photojournalism-contests-reward-pain-suffering\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muth, Christopher C., and Steven L. Lewis. \u201cNeurological Symptoms Among US Diplomats in Cuba.\u201d JAMA 319.11 (2018): 1098\u20131100. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2018.1780.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee to Advise the Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U. S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies, Julie A. Pavlin, and David A. Relman. Plausible Mechanisms. An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. National Academies Press (US), 2020. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK566408\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nelson, Roxanne. \u201cHavana Syndrome Might Be the Result of Energy Pulses.\u201d The Lancet 396.10267 (2020): 1954. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)32711-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rubin, Rita. \u201cMore Questions Raised by Concussion-like Symptoms Found in US Diplomats Who Served in Havana.\u201d JAMA 319.11 (2018): 1079\u201381. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2018.1751.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shura, Robert D., Jason A. Kacmarski, and Holly M. Miskey. \u201cNeurological Symptoms in US Government Personnel in Cuba.\u201d JAMA 320.6 (2018): 603. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2018.8698.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tolliver, Sandy. \u201cAnomalies or Attacks? Fear, Uncertainty and Politics of Havana Syndrome.\u201d TheHill, 28 October 2021. https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/578246-anomalies-or-attacks-fear-uncertainty-and-politics-of-havana-syndrome. 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