The family of a five-year-old girl who died after having her tonsils removed are urging parents to speak up if they have ...

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) - Some kids pack on extra weight when their tonsils are removed, U.S. researchers conclude in a review of earlier studies. The possibility that the surgery -- performed on ...

A five-year-old girl died after "a known, but very rare complication" after a routine operation, a coroner has found. Amber ...

A young girl died after developing a rare complication following a tonsil removal surgery, drawing attention to a ...

5-year-old Amber, who lived with her family in the Cornish village of St. Just in Roseland, Cornwall, underwent the procedure ...

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 ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with sleep-disordered breathing had lower health care use after tonsil removal. Those who had surgery ...

The tonsil surgeries of daughter Verena, 11, and son Benjamin, 9, were a success. The doctor did a very nice job and the nurses were all very helpful and friendly. But now comes the pain after the ...

The girl is an 8th grader at E.C. Reems Academy in Oakland. She entered the hospital last Monday to get her tonsils out, but complications left her brain-dead. Doctors say she hasn't been showing any ...

Removing a kid’s tonsils can help them sleep better at night Kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing were less likely to see a doctor or take meds after their tonsillectomy The surgery is already ...