Around 20 of the 80 North American leech species are found in North Carolina. While leech bites are generally harmless, they can become infected. A common worry among visitors to lakes, ponds and ...

Clinical trials have shown that leech therapy can reduce pain, swelling, and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis. Hirudin not only reduces clotting but also fights inflammation in the joints.

Leech infestations, or times when leeches have latched on to people, are more common in rural areas and developing countries where safe drinking water is limited, doctors said.

In 2024, radio station Kiss 91.5 FM posted an article on its website claiming that N.C.'s Lake Gaston was the No. 1 most leech infested in the nation. Located on the border of Virginia, Gaston's ...

The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said. Leeches are blood-sucking animals that have two suckers ...

The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said. Leeches are blood-sucking animals that have two suckers ...

Leech infestations, or times when leeches have latched on to people, are more common in rural areas and developing countries where safe drinking water is limited, doctors said.

Leech infestations, or times when leeches have latched on to people, are more common in rural areas and developing countries where safe drinking water is limited, doctors said.