Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s voice can be uncomfortable to hear. But believe me, it’s worse when that breathy, choppy voice is your own.

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 ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explains why his voice sounds raspy and strained, causing difficulty when he speaks. Here's more about ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, publicly encouraged people to get the measles vaccine in an interview with CBS News this week, despite his anti ...

This was our big opportunity. Finally, we could put a face to a voice and tell the world about spasmodic dysphonia — or SD. It was a somewhat familiar face with a strained voice. They both ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., president ... hearings before Senate committees on Wednesday. Kennedy has said he has spasmodic dysphonia. It is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary spasms in ...

Yet the vocal trait that stands out for Robert F ... more I use the voice the stronger it tends to get." As of 2025, Kennedy still battles with the symptoms of spasmodic dysphonia that he's ...