Many of our parents doctored wounds or attempted to ward off ailments using time-tested methods, some fairly unorthodox. Castor oil was retrieved from the medicine cabinet and believed to ward off ...

Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective protection systems. From a biological standpoint, a scab is your skin’s ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions. Lately, the topic has been healing, and this week's question comes from Lucy Perkins via Instagram, who wants to know: ...

You know you’re not supposed to pick a scab (right??). It turns out, though, that the real pro move is to avoid them in the first place, so by the time you’re sitting on your hands virtuously avoiding ...

Should homeowners let “scabs” pick up their garbage?If you’re anything of a labor sympathizer, you know there’s one inviolable rule to follow: Never cross a picket line. Normally, that works out just ...

JASON: THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. LET’S TALK ABOUT HALLOWEEN. AS WE PREPARE WE WILL SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WEARING SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP THAT LOOKS LIKE BRUISES OR SCABS ON THEIR BODY. BUT DO YOU ...