It is possible for tonsils to grow back after a tonsillectomy if a surgeon has not fully removed them. Tonsillectomy is a procedure to surgically remove the tonsils. Surgeons may perform this ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that persistent alterations in taste seldom occur after surgery to remove the tonsils, or tonsillectomy. A few case reports have suggested that taste ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: The story incorrectly said Addy had her surgery on Monday. The tonsillectomy was on Tuesday, June 6. A Knoxville family said they were grieving after a simple ...

Study links early-life removal of tonsils or adenoids to higher risk of stress-related disorders, including PTSD, in later years Study: Stress-Related Disorders Among Young Individuals With Surgical ...

After careful consideration, I've decided I would wish a tonsillectomy on my worst enemy. It would be the perfect way to make my worst enemy plead for death without actually dying -- the ideal ...

A Montgomery County jury awarded $12.7 million to a woman who was left brain damaged after doctors allegedly too quickly removed her breathing tube at the conclusion of her tonsillectomy. A Montgomery ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: The story incorrectly said Addy had her surgery on Monday. The tonsillectomy was on Tuesday, June 6. A Knoxville family said they were grieving after a simple ...