Once dismissed as an antiquated cure-all, leech therapy is now validated in modern surgery and is regaining attention in integrative and traditional medicine.

It’s not exactly the kind of therapy you’d expect to get at the hospital: a black, slippery, thirsty leech picked up by forceps from a bucket of its brethren and placed directly onto your skin. But ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — If you come out of one of Utah’s waterbodies with what looks like a black spot, you may have encountered a leech. Don’t panic! Contrary to popular belief, leeches in Utah are ...

The first time I was bitten by a leech, I was swimming in a West Virginia river. I remember the scene perfectly: I crawled out to dry off and tried to wipe the mud off my knees, but the leech wouldn’t ...