Since the onset of the pandemic, specialists around the globe have seen a spike in young patients that have developed tics. And some have pointed to social media, particularly TikTok, as a factor.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Kate Linebaugh: Last week I got on the phone with a girl who's been suffering ...

Last month, a Wall Street Journal article titled “Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor” went viral on social media. The piece reported a rise in young women presenting ...

How common are tics during childhood? Tics are so widespread that some experts say they are a normal part of growing up. About 20 percent of children will develop a tic—an involuntary movement such as ...

Doctors have reported an influx of teen patients with tics, or involuntary movements or vocalizations, since 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. A recent, small study considered young adults ...

Billie Eilish has Tourette's syndrome, a brain disorder characterized by repetitive and involuntary sounds and motions. The singer spoke about her tics in a recent interview with David Letterman. She ...

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Children who had a first-degree relative with chronic tic disorder were no more likely to develop tics after exposure to group A Streptococcus (GAS), data from the European Multicenter Tics in ...

"I wear my green sunflower lanyard to represent my invisible disability." (Photo: Photo Courtesy Of Lara Boyle) It started small. I was 20 when I began to experience the rapid blinking, head tilting ...

David Letterman brought up the topic after his filming captured an involuntary movement during her appearance on "My Guest Needs No Introduction." Billie Eilish has not been secretive about living ...