NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have their tonsils removed using an "intracapsular" technique -- which removes at least 90 percent of tonsil tissue, but spares the tonsil capsule -- seem to ...

Dear Doctors: When I was young, it seemed to be a regular practice that you would get your tonsils removed, though I still have mine. Is it still the same now? What are the pros and cons of having ...

Mason keeps his mom on the run -- but it wasn't always that way. Mason was diagnosed with failure to thrive. Kids with the disorder can't take in enough calories needed for weight gain and growth. At ...

A Canadian hospital is pausing scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgery for patients under 18 after two children who underwent the procedure died just after being discharged, officials said last week.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a ...

IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, YOU MAY HAVE HAD YOUR TONSILS REMOVED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, BUT WHEN IS IT TIME FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO GET THEIRS OUT? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. EMILY WISNIEWSKI SAYS ...

MILWAUKEE (WTMJ/CNN/WKRC) - A boy was placed in a medically-induced coma after a routine tonsil surgery. What was supposed to be a routine tonsillectomy for 11-year-old Liam Klaver turned into a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bedwetters don't get drier nights by having their tonsils removed, according to a small study. Unlikely as it sounds, many doctors say the surgery, when used to help kids ...

For children with Down syndrome (DS) or other genetic syndromes (OS), adenotonsillectomy seems to be safe, with a low rate of complications, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Ear, ...