Medicinal leech therapy has re-emerged as a vital adjunct in reconstructive microsurgery for the management of venous congestion in transferred or replanted tissue. The application of Hirudo ...
MADISON, Wis., Dec 12 -- Since at least the time of the ancient Egyptians, the leech has at times been a prevalent tool in the physician's medical kit. So intrinsic was the leech to the practice of ...
MOSCOW — They are small as physician assistants go, about 2 inches long, and slithery. They wiggle about for a bit on Elena A. Kalinicheva’s back before getting down to what they do best: sucking ...
A worker at the International Center for Medicinal Leeches holds mother leeches, ones used for breeding purposes only, near Moscow, April 10, 2017. Leeches are still widely prescribed in Russian ...