In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with ...

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 ...

A new study has revealed that surgical removal of tonsils as a child can increase the risk of developing an anxiety-related disorder later in life. In the US, around 300,000 children get their tonsils ...

Recently, a 45-year-old woman was surprised to find out she had tonsilitis and needed to have her tonsils removed. While this is a normal procedure, what was so surprising was that she had already had ...

Here’s a horror story for anyone who had their tonsils taken out when they were young. A CNN article published this week details a woman whose tonsils grew back decades later—necessitating a second ...

Removing tonsils (tonsillectomy) used to be the commonest operation for children before the 1960s, so many parents of today may well have had their tonsils out when they were children. Doctors are ...