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 this neonatal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pain in neonates after circumcision decreased significantly after the implementation of a comprehensive nurse practitioner (NP)-led management. “This NP-led EBPQI [evidence-based practice quality ...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot death remains the leading cause of infant death in many developed countries. There are around 2,700 babies who die from cot death every year in the US – and ...

In this issue, the second of a pair of pro/con Viewpoints addressing the clinical utility of circumcising male infants is published. Robert Van Howe, a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, rebuts the ...

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 this neonatal ...