In the fall of 2023, a junior analyst at Western Asset Management Co. was allegedly befuddled by a trading allocation made by the firm’s star bond trader, Ken Leech.

Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

The oldest leech ever discovered has turned out to be a shape shifter of expectations, preserving a body plan that looks nothing like the streamlined bloodsuckers that haunt horror movies and hospital ...

Did you know that leeches - the parasitic worms belonging to the Hirudinea subclass, have been used in medicine to treat nervous system anomalies, dental difficulties, skin illnesses, and infections ...

Here’s a worm that will make you squirm. Doctors in Cambodia recently removed a leech that, in wince-worthy fashion, had entered an elderly man’s penis while he was swimming and drank a full pint of ...

Hippos are tough animals with tough hides. So tough that there's a species of leech that has evolved to live and feed in the only part of the hippo where the sun don't shine. Ladies and gentlemen, the ...

A video showing doctors removing a live leech from the nose of a young girl has gone viral on social media, shocking users and triggering widespread discussion. The unverified video is being claimed ...

Allen Leech said he and his wife Jessica Blair Herman's youngest daughter has been starting to notice that Leech is a big star after seeing his face on movie posters around L.A. He also shared that ...

A 7-year-old girl was admitted to an emergency ward after reportedly being bitten by a leech during an event held at a rice ...

Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That's one of the reasons why scientists have developed a new leech-inspired blood collection device, which draws blood ...

Mark is Curator and Professor of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. He travels the world studying leeches. Watch as he shares some his scientific secrets and culinary ...

S.622, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act, now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives for ...