Leeches are still used by the NHS in some ... In 1348, the Black Death reached Britain. Medieval medicine was incapable of finding a cure, and it is estimated that over 2 million people lost ...

When you think of a leech and its role in medicine, you could be forgiven for conjuring up images of medieval surgical theatres. But as viewers of the documentary Surgeons: At the Edge of Life ...

Throughout the medieval period, there were over 1,000 ... The monasteries also preserved ancient ideas about medicine.

Using leeches to suck the blood out of a person might sound medieval, but it’s actually ... “Sometimes, no matter what I do ...