How You'll Know: The sore throat is chronic and flares up when you’ve been exposed to allergens. Treatment: A two-stage ...

Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long ...

T cells, also known as lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell that play an important role in the body's immune response.

A five-year-old British girl died after “a known, but very rare complication” post-surgery, her coroner’s report found. According to the post-mortem, Amber Milnes, who had cyclical vomiting syndrome ...

John Reardon revealed that he had been planning to return to Hudson & Rex as Detective Charlie Hudson after stepping away to receive treatment for tonsil cancer at the end of last year, but things did ...

Every morning, Jamal Yusuf wakes up to a foul smell in his mouth that lingers even after brushing. It is a silent burden that chips away his confidence, leaving him self-conscious in social spaces.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. If you ...

Those mysterious white spots appearing on your tonsils can trigger immediate concern, and rightfully so. While they might seem like a minor inconvenience, these patches often signal your body’s battle ...

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 ...

Boss is the director of pediatric otolaryngology and a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatrics, and Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins University. Tunkel is the director ...