Fewer than two weeks after the Board of Medicine decided to revoke his medical license because of a patient’s death, former OB-GYN Berto Lopez performed a circumcision on a 10-day-old infant for $250 ...

In that same JAMA editorial, you and Dr. Gray contend that if a vaccine were available that reduced HIV risk by 60%, genital herpes risk by 30%, and high-risk HPV risk by 35%, as male circumcision ...

LAWRENCE, KANSAS — Although it is both a religious rite and cultural practice, male circumcision is primarily done in the United States as a means of preventative health care. Yet Medicaid funding for ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...

How safe is circumcision? A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Urology has found that neonatal and infant circumcision by trained staff rarely results in problems. Risks can ...

Parents say their newborn son almost bled to death in a New York City hospital after a botched circumcision, according to a new report from CBS News. Parents Gabrielle and Tim Groth welcomed their new ...

This article focuses on the control of pain and distress once a fully informed decision to circumcise has been made. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in neonatal pain, much of it inspired ...

Nature does exquisite work. Behold: the foreskin. Not mine, which was cut off on my eighth day of life outside the womb, and probably not yours, because the circumcision rate in the U. S. is estimated ...

A decade after men began showing up at public events wearing white pants smeared with red paint on the crotch, the shock value hasn’t faded. People seem simultaneously repulsed and intrigued. “What’s ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...