Medicinal leech therapy (MLT), also known as hirudotherapy, has transcended its ancient origins to become an adjunct in modern clinical practice. The therapy exploits the potent anticoagulant, ...

Patna: Once dismissed as a relic of medieval medicine, leech therapy is crawling back into Bihar’s healing scene. What was once mentioned in the 3000-year-old Sushruta Samhita is now seeing renewed ...

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - Leeches, widely used by doctors to promote bloodletting in the past, are making a comeback in Indian Kashmir to heal pain and other ailments, attracting patients from ...

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