The little-known disorder that causes RFK Jr.’s raspy voice - Trump’s health boss has attracted a lot of attention for his ...

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

Kennedy has a rare disorder called spasmodic dysphonia — a spasm of the vocal muscles. Kennedy is one of an estimated 50,000 people in North America with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological ...

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 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s strained voice, due to spasmodic dysphonia (SD), has drawn ridicule and highlighted the need for greater awareness of the condition. SD, a neurological voice disorder ...