Background and objective: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective analgesics but their use during tonsillectomy is controversial because of the risk of postoperative bleeding. The aim of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court found a Boardman doctor negligent in the care of a 20-year-old Columbiana woman who died in 2018, and awarded the woman’s estate $2 million in ...

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 ...

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 ...

For children with Down syndrome (DS) or other genetic syndromes (OS), adenotonsillectomy seems to be safe, with a low rate of complications, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Ear, ...

Scientists say tonsil removal is both clinically and cost effective for adults who get recurrent severe sore throats. The biggest study of its kind, carried out by Newcastle University, revealed that ...

The study design was prospective, double-blinded and randomised with parallel groups. We studied 80 generally healthy Caucasian patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status ...