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The president, who has been opened about his lifelong stutter, invited the girl to the White House Joe Biden offered some encouraging words to a young girl who faces a similar struggle as the ...

Presented by Krista Phillips, the Head of Consumer Cards & Marketing at Wells Fargo, Phillips applauded Blunt’s continuous work with the institute, “She works with children and parents affected by ...

(CNN) — The final question at the Democratic presidential debate was an unusual one: The candidates could either choose to ask for forgiveness from one of their rivals on stage, or offer a gift. The ...

San Francisco Bay Area comedian Nina G, known for her unique brand of humor as a woman who stutters, proudly announces the release of her comedy documentary special, "Nina G: Stutterer Interrupted." ...

My friend Lee Caggiano, who died several weeks ago, was not famous. But through her work, she changed one particular corner of the world: Lee made people who stutter, like me, want to talk. Like 99 ...

Stand up comedy and book reading all in one! Join Bay Area comedian Nina G, author of the newly released Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn't Happen for an evening of comedy, stories, ...

Nina G is a stand-up comic. In fact, she bills herself as San Francisco’s favorite (and only) female stuttering comedian. Nina grew up laughing at Steve Martin in reruns of Saturday Night Live and ...

Most cases of stuttering actually begin during childhood. One of the major causes of stuttering is genetics; it runs in families, and a male child is more likely to stutter than a female child.

Nina G is a stand-up comic. In fact, she bills herself as San Francisco’s favorite (and only) female stuttering comedian. Nina grew up laughing at Steve Martin in reruns of Saturday Night Live and ...

A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for clinicians to predict which family members will experience the speech disorder ...

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Men and women who stutter often have so much to say but they may not always say it the way they want. As part of a new clinical study at North Star Medical ...