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One of the star surgeons at Stanford Hospital is somewhat shifty. Some might even call him a little slimy. An outright worm. But his ability to drain excess blood from tissue is without parallel. If ...

Morristown, N.J. -- Just look at one and your hands will clinch; think about touching one and your body will twist, your mouth will part and the following sound emerge: ye-e-e-ch. Such is the life of ...

Medical bills are often littered with bizarre line items. If you're in Russia, those little charges might include half a dozen slimy, slithering leeches. About 10 million of the blood-sucking ...

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 the most ...

Leeches are particularly useful in two kinds of surgery -- reattaching fingers, and attaching flaps of skin in reconstructive surgery -- as the leeches help re-establish blood flow. Maggots can be ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. It is true that leeches are an acceptable tool In medical practices. Leeches ...

PHILADELPHIA – Bloodsucking leeches have been feasting on humans with greedy abandon, turning hospital wards into corpuscle cafeterias. Back in the old days, leeches were the tool of choice among ...

Korean medics are using leeches and maggots to treat their patients. March 4, 2008— -- SEOUL — For seven years, Duck-Im Kim and her family tried everything they could to cure a rare skin disease ...

Nassau Bay resident Carol Filak thought her plastic surgeon, Dr. Charles Polsen, was kidding when he suggested using leeches to help reattach the tip of her right index finger. But as an artist, her ...

Leeches suck blood from a young patient's during a therapy session in India. Credit: FAROOQ KHAN/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Medical bills are often littered with bizarre ...