Both have a rare speech disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. The treatable, but not curable, condition affects the vocal cords, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It can cause your voice to break ...

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 ...

The nominee to lead Health and Human Services has spasmodic dysphonia, which causes his voice to sound strained and raspy ...