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Wait... doctors put leeches on sick people?
Published 3 months ago
Description
Doctors once used blood-sucking leeches as medicine... and they were as popular as Panadol.
This episode will answer questions like:
- What is a leech?
- How were leeches used in old medicine?
- Are leeches still used in medicine?
- What is blood-letting?
Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.