New findings may offer a boost to proponents of newborn male circumcision: Researchers in the U.S. and Australia report that the health benefits of undergoing the procedure "exceed the risks by over ...

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.

GENEVA (Reuters) - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling ...

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 ...

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