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The 32-year-old star said the health scare started when she was diagnosed with tonsillitis while on holiday in December.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The state-of-the-art facility treats a variety of conditions like tonsillitis, removal of adenoids, hand injuries, minor plastic surgery and ophthalmology, and will enable Evelina London to accommodate an additional 2,300 children per year.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
Penicillin is available by prescription and can treat gram-positive bacteria that cause illnesses such as strep throat, tetanus, and tonsillitis.
—Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Around 13% of the people in the study had been diagnosed with Covid at least four weeks before, and another 4.6% had been diagnosed with non-Covid acute respiratory infections, such as influenza, common cold, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and ear infection.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
The state-of-the-art facility treats a variety of conditions like tonsillitis, removal of adenoids, hand injuries, minor plastic surgery and ophthalmology, and will enable Evelina London to accommodate an additional 2,300 children per year.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
Penicillin is available by prescription and can treat gram-positive bacteria that cause illnesses such as strep throat, tetanus, and tonsillitis.
—Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Around 13% of the people in the study had been diagnosed with Covid at least four weeks before, and another 4.6% had been diagnosed with non-Covid acute respiratory infections, such as influenza, common cold, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and ear infection.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Tonsillitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonsillitis. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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tonsillitis
noun
ton·sil·li·tis
ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlīt-əs 
: inflammation of the tonsils
Medical Definition
tonsillitis
noun
ton·sil·li·tis
ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlīt-əs
: inflammation of the tonsils and especially the palatine tonsils typically due to viral or bacterial infection and marked by red enlarged tonsils usually with sore throat, fever, difficult swallowing, hoarseness or loss of voice, and tender or swollen lymph nodes
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