You may have heard about leeches being used indiscriminately to treat all kinds of illnesses, from cancer to mental illness ...

Find out how medicinal leeches are reclaiming a place in modern surgery and therapy, offering unique healing benefits.

Harris Health Ben Taub hospital uses leeches in their post-surgical ICU unit. Here's how the critters do life-saving work.

Uttarakhand government endorses medicinal leech therapy as a non-invasive treatment for post-surgical recovery and skin rejuvenation, amidst growing interest and some controversy.

In medicine they were used for bloodletting, a treatment involving the removal of blood in the belief it would cure ailments. Farmed leeches are still used to help tackle blood clots and improve ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. — The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe was recently awarded $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to build a wild rice processing ...

They’re warming hearts and homes this winter by giving away free furnaces to Iowans in need. Brian Leech, Owner of Service ...

A DNR officer is being credited for his quick response and rescue efforts that saved six boys who capsized their boat while ...

as US authorities ramp up their investigation of how once-star trader Ken Leech allocated winning bets. Fidelity Investments and SEI Investments Co. are among the firms that received information ...

Hockey season starts next week and Leech Lake Area Amateur Hockey says it will have to make tough financial decisions given recent changes to charitable gambling on the Leech Lake reservation.