Alcohol-mimicking drug found to ease voice spasm that RFK Jr has

Alcohol-mimicking drug found to ease voice spasm that RFK Jr has

Getty Images People with laryngeal dystonia (LD), a condition that makes the voice sound strained and hoarse, might benefit from a drug already used to treat a sleep disorder, researchers say. Some volunteers who tried the narcolepsy treatment, sodium oxybate, found it eased their speech in a similar way to drinking alcohol, but without intoxication. … Read more

RFK JR: Trump picks vaccine sceptic Kennedy for health secretary

RFK JR: Trump picks vaccine sceptic Kennedy for health secretary

Getty Images Kennedy (left) with Trump at an election rally in Arizona this summer Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as his health secretary, as the president-elect continues to build his new administration. Kennedy, commonly known by his initials RFK Jr, has a history of spreading … Read more