On the upper part of your voice box there is a flap called the epiglottis. When you swallow, your voice box rises and your epiglottis forms a lid over its opening.

The loss of small tissue structures from the voice box may have been essential for the evolution of human speech. In a study of 43 non-human primates, all the animals had “vocal membranes”, a ...

Thyroid disease is a chronic condition that occurs due to disruption in the smooth functioning of the thyroid gland. The ...

You may know your larynx as your voice box. It’s the part of your throat that allows you to speak and make sounds. Your larynx does more than that, though. It plays a key role in enabling and ...

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.

Marty Kedian received a total larynx replacement after cancer was discovered on his voice box. He’s the third person in the United States to receive a total larynx replacement, according to the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway Wednesday — as lawmakers grilled President Trump’s controversial pick to l… ...

Endoscopy is a broad term for a camera being inserted to look at a part of the body. Laryngoscopy is a subtype of endoscopy and can help treat issues in the larynx (or voice box).

A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study By Associated Press Reprints ...