The magnitude of risk for neonatal herpes from Jewish circumcision not well defined: Study
A rare procedure occasionally performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 More...
NYC reports two neonatal herpes following ‘metzitzah b’peh’ Jewish circumcision
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene received reports of two new cases of HSV infection in newborn male infants following direct orogenital suction during ritual Jewish circumcision, aka metzitzah More...
Rabbis file lawsuit over N.Y.C. metzitzah b’peh regulations
In response to a New York City Board of Health regulation passed in September, three rabbis and several Jewish organizations filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court Thursday seeking an injunction against city More...
NYC Board of Health passes regulation to require consent from parents before performing Jewish circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh
The New York City Board of Health passed a regulation today that will require consent from parents before an infant can have a form of Jewish ritual circumcision, prevalent in parts of the ultra-Orthodox community, More...
Israeli Pediatric Association calls for an end to metzitzah b’peh, Mohels voice opposition
The circumcision controversy that has been a hot topic in New York City recently, is now being hotly debated in Israel as pediatricians and mohels butt heads over the controversial procedure called metzitzah b’peh. Image/CIA The Jewish More...
