Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective ...

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 ...

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: ...

Some of you may remember my thread detailing a rather stupid crash on my bike. As can be assumed, by now, these things have scabbed up. The abrasion on my knee produced the gnarliest scab of them all.

You have to admit that scabs are rather gnarly, not pretty to look at or think about. But I’ll bet there are few people who have not sported hard, crusty scabs of one kind or another. The role and ...