BALTIMORE - Marc Miller survived a motorcycle crash in October near his Baltimore County, Md., home, but his foot had been dragged along the pavement and badly damaged. That injury would require both ...

For most people, maggots and leeches are gross and disgusting. Even though they were once used medically, most modern practitioners are put off by these creatures as much as their patients are. But ...

Leeches and maggots are the last things most people want to see, especially in a hospital. However, the Food and Drug Administration is considering more regulatory control over who supplies them and ...

Andrew Plucinski’s leeches are picky about skin. When offered the chance to bite a person who bathes in smelly soap they recoil, even when they’re hungry. Leeches prefer their humans unseasoned. In ...

DEHRADUN: The creature once notorious for clinging to human skin and sucking blood in the Himalayan foothills—leech, scientifically known as 'Hirudo medicinalis'—is now being harnessed as a powerful ...

Many therapeutic methods that would be described as absurd today originated from the Middle Ages. Bloodletting, for example, involved draining litres of blood from patients through cuts or the use of ...

The therapy is being recommended for back pain, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a clinic in Iran. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access to our award ...

The first time I was bitten by a leech, I was swimming in a West Virginia river. I remember the scene perfectly: I crawled out to dry off and tried to wipe the mud off my knees, but the leech wouldn’t ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Leeches have been used in medicine ...