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Wait... doctors put leeches on sick people?

7 min•21 juni 2026

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.   

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