I’m terrified of leeches, but desperate to stop avoiding lakes. So I called a leech therapist, learned what a leech facial ...

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— A foot-long leech that had lived undetected in Salem County for centuries before being discovered by a local couple five years ago, has been deemed a new species. William and Carol Ott of Alloway ...

Editor's Note: The video of leeches used in surgery is a bit bloody — especially after the 2-minute mark. Leeches get a bad rap — but they might not deserve it. Yes, they're creepy crawly ...

When most of us think about leeches, we picture slimy creatures lurking in murky water, or the vampire-like creatures in horror films. Yet, these little blood-sucking organisms are quietly staging a ...

Leeches might make you squirm, but these small, blood-sucking creatures are making a big comeback in modern medicine. Once a staple of ancient healing methods, leech therapy is now gaining renewed ...

A 38-year-old man’s chronic nosebleeds had an especially bloodcurdling cause. In a recent case report, doctors in China describe how the man had gotten a leech stuck up his nostril. Doctors at the ...