Ask the doctors: Tonsillectomies still performed, but more selectively

When I was young, it seemed to be a regular practice that you would get your tonsils removed, though I still have mine. Why was that? Is it still the same now? What are the pros and cons of having ...
WBAL-TV

2 major reasons for kids to get tonsils removed

IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, YOU MAY HAVE HAD YOUR TONSILS REMOVED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, BUT WHEN IS IT TIME FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO GET THEIRS OUT? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. EMILY WISNIEWSKI SAYS ...
KLTV

11-year-old boy nearly dies, ends up in coma after tonsil surgery goes wrong

NEW BERLIN, Wis. (WTMJ) - An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is relearning how to walk and talk after waking up from a coma following complications from what was supposed to be a routine tonsillectomy. Liam ...
Yahoo

11-Year-Old Boy Placed in Medically Induced Coma After Undergoing Routine Tonsil Surgery and 'Throwing Up Blood'

Liam was removed from a ventilator on March 31 and is "making great improvements every day" despite having a long road to recovery ahead of him, according to a GoFundMe set up to help the family An 11 ...