The city has banned two men from performing a controversial ultra-Orthodox circumcision practice after babies were infected with herpes — but won’t release their names and will rely on them to comply ...

Today New York has a budget of $70 billion a year, twice what it was when Mayor Bloomberg entered office, and some of the highest taxes in the nation. We’ve got big decisions to make on outstanding ...

An ancient circumcision ritual is at the center of a present-day legal battle in New York. The New York City Department of Health wants to require parental consent for a controversial circumcision ...

June 8, 2012 — A rare Jewish tradition performed during ritual circumcision carries a 3.4-fold increased risk for neonatal herpes simplex viral infection (HSV-1) relative to the general population, ...

For the fourth time in 2014, a controversial circumcision practice has led to the infection of a New York City baby with neonatal herpes, according to the city’s health department. (JTA) — A ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers of Michigan sponsored an ...

A couple of weeks ago, I described Health Commissioner Tom Frieden’s decision not to ban a controversial circumcision practice outright A couple of weeks ago, I described Health Commissioner Tom ...

To snip or not to snip? The debate over circumcision is back in the national spotlight thanks to a growing opposition that wants to put an end to this common medical procedure. In the United States, a ...

Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued draft recommendations on male circumcision asserting that the health benefits outweigh the risks, more than 300 comments (and ...