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Medicine
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Man accidentally gets leech up his nose. It took 20 days to figure it out.

Leeches have been used medicinally since antiquity and remain useful today for wound care, draining excess blood, and restoring circulation through anticoagulant and anesthetic actions.
Medicine
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles

Medieval medical practice involved a variety of unconventional treatments, including the use of leeches and various animal parts.
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