Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results ...

Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a neurological disorder caused by dystonia (abnormal sustained muscle contraction) of the vocal cords, hence also referred to as “laryngeal dystonia”. Depending on the ...

Kennedy Jr.'s strained voice, due to spasmodic dysphonia (SD), has drawn ridicule ... His strained voice was an easy target, making other SD patients collateral damage. They were subjected ...