One of the first things most little boys in the US experience is something they'll never remember -- circumcision -- but that doesn't mean it isn't a painful experience. The debate over whether ...

The nation’s largest pediatric organization released an updated policy today, saying the benefits of circumcision for newborn males clearly outweigh the risks, and, for the first time, recommending ...

Thirteen years ago, when the nation’s pediatricians produced a policy on circumcision of newborn boys, it was all of eight pages long and, many felt, a wishy-washy assessment that didn’t make a ...

Scientific evidence shows that the health benefits of circumcising baby boys outweigh the risks, America’s top pediatrics group said Monday. But the “benefits are not great enough to recommend routine ...

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

More than nine in 10 doctors who are taught circumcision techniques are also now taught to take pain into consideration before circumcising a baby boy; compared with only seven in 10 a decade ago. A ...

After years of studying all the studies about circumcision, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year updated its policy about circumcision of infant boys. Whereas it had previously been neutral on ...

The American College of Pediatrics advised doctors a decade ago that there is no reason to perform circumcisions routinely. Nevertheless, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that in ...