The purpose of medical licensing is not to protect consumers but the financial interests of privileged trade organizations ...

Before the convenience of modern technology, there were plenty of menial jobs for even the most simple tasks. Here are 20 of the most obscure.

A few weeks ago, while scrolling idly through spa treatments I couldn’t afford, I encountered the worst thing I have ever heard of in my entire life: leech facials. I’m terrified of leeches. I’ve had ...

You’ve seen them in horror films and history books, but leeches never really went away. In operating rooms today, surgeons still use them to restore blood flow and save limbs. Their saliva contains ...

When it comes to historical jobs that will make your skin crawl, leech collecting certainly tops the list. While today, leeches might be an oddity or a relic of ancient medicine, they were once ...

ISTANBUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) - In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, doctor Erdal Dilekci makes dozens of small, quick incisions on a patient's back as part of a ...

WALKER — The 59-year-old Cass Lake woman who died Tuesday, Aug. 26, after her boat crashed into the shore on Leech Lake has been identified as Theresa Kay Cechini. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office ...

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 ...