Sanjay investigates “Havana Syndrome” Pt. 1

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sanjay Gupta travels to Cuba to investigate one of the most complex and controversial brain mysteries in recent years known as "Havana Syndrome." First reported by two dozen U.S. officials in Havana, Cuba starting in 2016, these unexplained health incidents have since multiplied to include hundreds of reports of concussion-like injuries around the globe. Despite various government investigations, American officials have yet to make clear what is behind these injuries and whether a directed energy weapon may be to blame. Dr. Gupta sets out to explain the truth behind "Havana Syndrome," the extent of its impact on the brain, and the potential continuing threat facing government officials at home and abroad. This special report originally aired on CNN on September 25, 2022. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Sanjay.
0:02.7	While we're working hard on the next season of Chasing Life and I'm very excited about
0:06.8	it, I did want to share with you something that I did for CNN.
0:10.4	I got a chance to travel to Cuba to investigate what seemed to be the most complicated and
0:15.9	controversial brain mystery in recent years.
0:19.0	It's something that you may have heard of, called Havana Syndrome.
0:23.2	You can hear part one now and part two next week.
0:27.2	It's about 515 in the morning and I am on the first leg of my trip to Havana.
0:36.5	I'd like to take you on a journey.
0:39.5	For a story that begins on an isolated island.
0:46.0	The bizarre mystery involving American diplomats in Cuba.
0:50.7	And soon confounds the world.
0:54.3	People state department employees at the American Embassy in Havana may have been subjected
0:58.3	to what's called an acoustic attack.
1:01.8	I'll warn you, this will require an open mind.
1:05.6	It sounds like a tail straight out of a spy novel.
1:08.7	Mysterious sonic attacks.
1:11.0	Unexplained illnesses including head injuries all over the world.
1:15.0	Who is the perpetrator?
1:16.4	What's causing it?
1:18.1	Microwave weapons.
1:19.9	Microwave microwave attacks on US intelligence officers.
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