In the US alone, around 300,000 children each year have their tonsils surgically removed to improve breathing while sleeping or reduce recurrent infection. A study by an international team of ...

Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (PITA) is associated with higher rates of fever one week ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever ...

SHREVEPORT, La - Tonsils are the lymph nodes that serve to filter out bacteria. Many children have their tonsils removed if they have recurring infections. However, tonsil removal may also improve ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For children and adults who suffer repeated bouts of tonsillitis, surgery to remove the tonsils (tonsillectomy) leads to substantial improvements in quality of life, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. If you ...

Dr. Michael Wasserman discusses the tonsils and the possible connection to a child's snoring.

McMaster Children’s Hospital says it will resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries next week, almost four months after two children died following the procedure. Hamilton Health Sciences said Monday that ...

Adenotonsillectomy wasn't better than just keeping an eye on young children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) over 3 years of follow-up in a small randomized trial. Watchful waiting ...