Also known as vocal folds, the vocal cords are two bands of muscle tissue that stretch across the interior cavity of the voice box. They produce sound by vibrating and adjusting the flow of ...

When you work as hard as these singers do, sometimes it takes a toll Andrea Wurzburger is a former features writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. Paris C. is a full-time editor based in Michigan ...

For his role as country singer Jackson Maine in “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper spent 20 hours a week training his voice. While it may be—to paraphrase the film’s lead song—hard keeping it so ...

Vocal hemorrhage occurs when a blood vessel in the vocal fold or in the vocal cord ruptures, and leaks blood into the superficial lamina propria (SLP). This disrupts the vibrations in the ...

Savannah Guthrie is sharing an update from home amid her absence from the "Today" show due to vocal cord surgery. The NBC anchor, 54, took to Instagram on Monday to post a photo of herself holding a ...

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a condition in which the vocal cords do not function properly during breathing. Although it may cause symptoms similar to those of asthma, including wheezing and ...