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The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery

The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery

Science Weekly vor 1 Jahr

Leyland Cecco tells Madeleine Finlay about the devastating symptoms patients in New Brunswick have been experiencing, and why some doctors are convinced of link to an environmental toxin

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In March 2021, the Toronto-based reporter Leyland Cecco heard about
a memo sent by New Brunswick health officials that warned about a
possible unknown neurological syndrome thought to be affecting
about 40 people. Since then the story has taken many twists and
turns, most recently with a peer-reviewed study that concludes
there is no mystery illness after all. Cecco tells Madeleine Finlay
about the devastating symptoms that patients experienced, and why
the research is unlikely to resolve the conflict over what has been
causing them. Help support our independent journalism at
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