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• Tonsil Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Settles For $12.5M After 5 Year Old Boy Loses Leg Due to Complications

  June 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Jersey hospital has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a Staten Island family whose young son had to have his leg amputated following a botched tonsil surgery.

• Opioids Provide Few Benefits To Children Following Tonsillectomy: Study

  September 4, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds few benefits to giving children opioids after tonsillectomy procedures.

• Tonsil Removal Risks for Children May Outweigh Benefits: Study

  June 12, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that the long-term risks of removing a child's tonsils may outweigh the short-term benefits.