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[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Aren’t medical leeches executives and the insurance industry?

[–] qaz 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] JusticeForPorygon 15 points 3 days ago

Yeah these leeches are actually working for the patient instead of against them

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

Don't give honest hard-working freedom loving American leeches a bad name, comparing them to the health-adjacent cash extraction system.

[–] someguy3 3 points 3 days ago

They don't escape, they get vacations.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

You know, the red trail on the floor is really giving me a lot of positive vibes. This gives me an idea for decorating a children's hospital...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My friend doesn't get what that cable on the floor is.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trail of blood from the leech

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

Oh!

Ohhh...

Ewwwww.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ðeıṙ aṙ a'ſ medikėl mægėtſ.

spoilerThere are also medical maggots.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] DragonsInARoom 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For anyone who doesn't wish to see the images: the maggots are used to clean wounds bc they only eat dead or rotting flesh. It looks gross af

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Thx for the good read!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Can I just request an amputation?

[–] finitebanjo 6 points 3 days ago

Maggots, too.