Editor's note: This article orginially appeared on the UNC Health Talk blog. In the 1960s and early 1970s, it was practically a rite of passage: School-age children in the U.S. routinely had their ...

Within hours of having her tonsils out last February, Zelda Williams was home eating noodles by the bowlful. The then 3-year-old had a new kind of tonsil surgery, called intracapsular tonsillectomy, ...

They are meant to help fight off infections, but sometimes your tonsils can wind up infected themselves. Typically that leads to a sore throat, and if the problem persists your kids may need their ...

AUSTIN -- One of the most common and yet painful oral surgeries is a tonsillectomy. Now a new device is allowing doctors to greatly minimize the discomfort and the downtime. Austin resident Evie Ellis ...

So it looks like I'm going to have to get my tonsils removed--at age 37. I'm going through a severe case of tonsillitis and the ENT is recommending surgery. Anyone go through this? How did your ...

Research conducted at West Virginia University suggests tonsillectomy patients should not have to wait the mandated six hours before being discharged from the hospital. Habib Zalzal, a resident in the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Four years ago, Gracie knew a few dozen words and had just learned to walk backwards. But Gracie had a little trouble breathing at night. Doctors said it would only get worse, so ...