Is Brain Inflammation the Missing Link? Brain Inflammation Collaborative & Dr. Ina Stephens | Ep 211

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What if some of the most disabling symptoms in EDS, HSD, POTS, MCAS, ME/CFS, and long COVID are being driven by something we still struggle to see on standard testing? In this episode of Bendy Bodies, Dr. Linda Bluestein is joined by guest co-host Dr. Ina Stephens, Associate Director of the UVA Health EDS and Hypermobility Disorder Center, along with Brain Inflammation Collaborative co-founder Christy Jagdfeld and neuroscientist Dr. Megan Fitzgerald. Together, they explore the rapidly evolving science of brain inflammation, including what it actually means, how it differs from conditions like encephalitis or brain edema, and why it may matter in complex multisystem illness. The conversation…