Amy Schumer explains that her Cushing syndrome diagnosis last year came from critics discussing her puffy face and doctors chiming in.

Amy Schumer said she learned she had Cushing syndrome after followers made fun of her swollen face, prompting her to see a doctor.

Cushing syndrome was named after scientist Harvey Cushing, who described it in 1932, according to his biography published in the Journal of the Intensive Care Society. He has been dubbed the “father of modern neurological surgery.” He operated on more than 2,000 brain tumours in the span of his 40-year medical career.