Lockjaw (trismus) is a painful condition that limits your ability to open your mouth all the way. It occurs when the muscles you use to chew spasm, meaning they can’t relax completely. The term ...

Dear Eric: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her mouth open. This is worse than fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Why do ...

ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Jan. 9, 2024, an Erie County Correctional Facility inmate and his girlfriend capped visitation with a kiss. Correction officers, however, believed this moment of intimacy ...

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Zahid Rafiq about his first book, "The World With Its Mouth Open," a collection of short stories about the lives of people in Kashmir. In a new short story collection ...