PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A defective penile-circumcision clamp caused the tip of a 7-day-old infant's penis to be amputated, his mother claims in court. Though the mother identifies herself and her son in ...

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Routine neonatal circumcision can be a painful procedure. Although analgesia for circumcision has been studied extensively, there are few studies comparing which surgical technique may be associated ...

The maker of an instrument used in circumcisions claimed that injury was impossible with its use, but after an infant lost a portion of his penis during an operation with the Mogen clamp, a judge ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A judge on Monday is set to award a multimillion settlement in a lawsuit filed by a boy's family who claim he was the victim of a botched circumcision at a Southland clinic. Los ...