Alexandra Balwit's article, "Leeches and the Legitimizing of Folk-Medicine" explores how leeches, once dismissed as medieval quackery, are gaining new respect in modern medicine. "Men would rather pop ...

BALTIMORE - Marc Miller survived a motorcycle crash in October near his Baltimore County, Md., home, but his foot had been dragged along the pavement and badly damaged. That injury would require both ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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, ...

An event from long ago remains vivid in my mind. Each summer when I was still in elementary school, the Pitts family joined mine to spend two weeks at the Fish Creek Ponds public campsite in the ...

Northumbria University, Newcastle provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

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 ...