CHICAGO — The nation's most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and that insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest ...

The Israeli High Court of Justice is once again deliberating a case that goes to the very heart of Israel’s character as a Jewish state. A few months ago, the Supreme Rabbinical Court ordered a mother ...

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know. An ancient but still common surgical ...

(CBS News) Religious leaders are outraged after a German court ruled that circumcision infringes on a child's right to be protected from bodily harm. The regional court in Cologne said that ...

A ban on male circumcision should be put on the political agenda, say Wouter van Erkel and Koen Sijtsema of D66’s youth wing Jonge Democraten. In the Netherlands thousands of boys, both Jewish and ...

Voluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors that the HIV virus can attach to, and removing it reduces HIV ...

A federal proposal to encourage discussions about circumcision for baby boys and at-risk men of all ages has drawn nearly 2,000 mostly negative comments and a planned protest in front of a federal ...

Circumcision for male infants is becoming less common in the U.S., according to new data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The paper also finds that over their lifetime, half of all uncircumcised ...

Circumcision significantly changes the micro-biome of the penis, possibly explaining why it offers protection against HIV and other viral infections. The research findings were published in the ...

The practice of male circumcision dates back as far as ancient Egypt when it was performed to improve hygiene and for purification. Today, approximately 70 percent of all newborn boys in the United ...