Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy in early life was associated with a higher risk for stress-related disorders. The ...

A large study points to more hospital visits for the very infections surgery is meant to prevent.

In 1983, a 5-year-old Katy Golden had her tonsils removed. This is a common procedure that went smoothly. Decades later, Golden is preparing for another tonsillectomy. Why? Because her tonsils re-grew ...

The surgical removal of tonsils or adenoids in young people is associated with an increased risk for subsequent stress-related disorders, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network ...

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to maintain organ and system function. Yet over time, or as a result of damage ...

(CNN) — In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help ...

Here’s a horror story for anyone who had their tonsils taken out when they were young. A CNN article published this week details a woman whose tonsils grew back decades later—necessitating a second ...

Roughly 290,000 tonsillectomies are performed in children under 15 years old every year in the United States. Though the tonsil hospital closed decades ago, tonsillectomies still remain one of the ...

“I didn’t think it was a possibility," said Katy Golden, who had her tonsils taken out when she was 5 years old Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in ...