Chronic tonsillitis was significantly associated with later development of IgAN in a Japanese nationwide study of over 4 million adults, with several previous studies suggesting that tonsillectomy may ...

With winter upon us and cold and flu season in full swing, tonsillitis is likely to follow. If you or someone you know has recently battled a sore throat, it’s likely been caused by this common ...

The tonsils are an integral part of the body’s immune function. They are the body’s first defense mechanism against germs and viruses that enter the body through your mouth, per Mayo Clinic.

A superfit amateur footballer died from a flesh-eating virus after doctors dismissed his symptoms as tonsillitis and sciatica ...

In the United States, surgeons perform over 500,000 tonsillectomies each year, including more than 530,000 in children and ...

Tonsillitis is a common reason for visits to the doctor and prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care. To determine whether a patient needs antibiotics, doctors use the so-called Centor Criteria ...

In several publicly funded health care systems, including Ontario, Canada, adult tonsillectomies and septoplasties have been suggested to be removed or “delisted” from the government health insurance ...