Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Circumcisions are sometimes performed as part of religious rituals using specific faith traditions. However, many parents have a ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.

Circumcision cited as defense against HIV in proposed CDC guidelines The health benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks, the CDC says in new draft guidelines issued Dec. 2. Much of the evidence is ...

After US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White accused his host country of antisemitism over its laws regulating circumcision, the Belgian government found itself embroiled in a very public argument. White ...

Circumcision is a medical procedure common in Jewish and Muslim communities, often undertaken eight days after a child is born.

They’re all reporting on the same study from Queen’s University that examines differences in sensitivity between circumcised and intact penises. But none of those headlines is exactly true. For the ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics hasn’t taken a definitive stance on male circumcision, saying parents should weigh risks, ...

Fezisa Mdibi’s 11-year-old son will soon be called to take part in the Xhosa rite of passage – circumcision. But with dozens dying each year from botched operations, she believes it’s time the ...

Infant boy brought to Jerusalem hospital hours after Jewish ritual was performed; police open investigation, body sent for ...

Male circumcision is considered the oldest, most frequently performed surgery in the world, yet it remains controversial. According to Dr. Greg Marchand, an ob-gynat the Marchand Institute for ...