A procedure performed on thousands of kids across the nation has put many parents on edge. More than 500,000 tonsillectomies are performed on kids in the United States every year, but a recent death ...

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 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 ...

An 11-year-old boy is recovering, learning to walk and talk again, after a ‘botched’ tonsillectomy (AFP via Getty Images) An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is now regaining the strength to walk and talk ...

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.

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 ...

NEW BERLIN, Wis. (WTMJ) - An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is relearning how to walk and talk after waking up from a coma following complications from what was supposed to be a routine tonsillectomy. Liam ...

OAKLAND, CA (KGO) -- A young girl from Oakland is brain dead after going into surgery to have her tonsils removed. Now her family is demanding answers. Jahi McMath, 13, and her mother Nailah Winkfield ...

A high-level review into the death of a child who collapsed at home and stopped breathing after routine tonsil surgery has ...

A high-level review into the death of a child who collapsed at home and stopped breathing after routine tonsil surgery has ...

Noah Cyrus is getting candid about a terrifying experience after a surgery back in 2017 went completely awry. The 25-year-old singer opened up about going under the knife during an appearance on the ...