A TRAGIC five-year-old girl died just days after a routine tonsil operation, an inquest heard. Amber Milnes had undergone ...

Your tonsils (you know, those two blobs of tissue at the back of your throat) are there for you through every cough, sneeze, and sniffle, battening down the hatches every time an infection tries to ...

A five-year-old girl, described by her family as their “magical little princess”, died just four days after undergoing a ...

Ear Nose and Throat specialist Mbira Gikonyo. (Photo: Beverlyne Musili, Standard) The hospital visits became numerous, tiresome and expensive. The sore throat, runny nose, bad breath, swollen tonsils ...

It’s not uncommon for some school-aged children to act up or have a difficult time focusing at school. However, as parents search for answers – ranging from poor diet and sleep habits to attention ...

Amber Milnes was discharged hours after having her tonsils removed at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, Cornwall, but ...

Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long ...

Surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids (adenotonsillectomy) in children with mild symptoms of throat infections or enlarged tonsils and adenoids has no major benefits over watchful waiting, ...

Whether it's a dull ache when you swallow or a burning pain that won't quit, having a sore throat is never pleasant. But ...

For years, every time I take my now 7-year-old daughter to the doctor for an annual check-up or because she's sick, no matter which doctor or nurse is examining her or how healthy or miserable she's ...

Two days after Abigail Carney had her tonsils out, the 3-year-old ate a grilled-cheese sandwich. Her doctor credits a new, gentler surgical technique for Abigail’s comparatively speedy recovery.