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

The fossil leech compared with a modern leech. Double arrows indicate the large caudal sucker used for attachment, single arrows indicate body annulations. A newly described fossil reveals that ...

Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

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 ...

Leeches have a long medical history. Here's what happens if one gets in your nose.