Just mention circumcision and adults squirm in discomfort. Ouch. Yet most baby boys go under the knife without anesthetic. A team at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford has figured out ...

Countless studies have shown the health benefits of having newborn boys circumcised, researchers say. Even so the practice is highly debated and rates are dwindling in many areas. A new policy ...

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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 ...

Gomco Circumcision Clamp in the Medical Museum at Kiwi North. In a recent tour of the Medical Museum at Kiwi North given by incredibly knowledgeable museum curator Dr John Swinney, I saw a small ...

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