Leeches made a medical comeback as "hirudotherapy", starting ... They seem to have been a bit of a luxury treatment, too expensive for the poor. The use of leeches to treat all sorts of ailments ...

The results of a recent research have recently confirmed that leeches could be used in the treatment of cardiovascular ... proteins in the saliva of the medical leech Hirudo medicinalis for ...

a treatment involving the removal of blood in the belief it would cure ailments. Farmed leeches are still used to help tackle blood clots and improve circulation. There is a medical leech farm in ...

His treatment involved a deep clean ... provided an ideal space for the leech to develop. Thanks to the efforts carried out by medical staff, Xiaoxiang was able to make a full recovery.