A social media approach to appointment reminders can significantly improve the follow-up exam rates of postoperative congenital ectopia lentis. A social media smartphone application for reminders and ...

An 11-year-old boy is recovering, learning to walk and talk again, after a ‘botched’ tonsillectomy (AFP via Getty Images) ...

Photo / Michael Craig A death after a routine tonsil operation is extremely rare but not unheard of in New Zealand, a leading surgeon said after the sudden death of a young boy in Auckland.

Health NZ and the police are investigating the death of a child in Auckland, reportedly after a routine tonsil operation at Southern Cross hospital. The New Zealand Herald reports the six-year-old ...

Wisconsin pre-teen Liam Klaver suffered complications after having his tonsils removed last month, his family said Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

A 6-year-old boy died after a tonsil operation at Southern Cross hospital in Auckland. The family was told a complication occurred during surgery. High-level investigations are under way ...

A 6-year-old boy with Fijian links has died after a tonsil surgery at Southern Cross Hospital in Auckland earlier this week. The family was told that a complication occurred during surgery.

The six-year-old later collapsed at home, stopped breathing and later died in Starship Hospital. Our newsroom understands the operation took place privately last week and his family was told there ...

Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images A 6-year-old Auckland boy who underwent a routine operation to remove his tonsils collapsed at home, stopped breathing, then died in hospital surrounded by family ...

Smith said. “You can have difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of the voice, you might notice a sore in your mouth or your gums or tongue that doesn’t heal, swelling of the tonsils, or even a ...