Earlier this month, McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. announced it “paused scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgical procedures for patients under the age of 18” following the deaths of two ...

Surgery to remove the adenoids is no better than a watchful waiting strategy in children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, a new study concludes. Dutch researchers investigated 111 ...

THURSDAY, June 7, 2018 -- Having tonsils removed in childhood is supposed to end chronic earaches and breathing problems. But what if it also increases risk of respiratory infections? "We found that ...

But just what is OSA, and why does it matter, in kids? If a child pauses for two full breathing cycles while asleep, that is abnormal, and should be discussed with the child’s physician. (Adults can ...