The state’s Department of Human Services and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe have been working on improving relations.

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

You may have heard about leeches being used indiscriminately to treat all kinds of illnesses, from cancer to mental illness in the 19th century. The discrediting of general “bleeding” as a treatment ...

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

As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good ...

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

Beauty standards have always had a huge influence on the world. The pressure to stay young and attractive has driven people ...

Many people are ‘still waiting far too long’ with 4,000 having waited more than 52 weeks for treatment, a meeting of regional ...

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says at about 5:20 a.m. Sunday they received a report of a capsized boat with six duck ...

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

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