If you've ever parented elementary school-aged children, you know that a call you want to avoid is one from the school nurse notifying you that your child has been exposed to head lice. If such a call ...

Head lice are extremely common, especially in children, but anyone can get them. Getting lice doesn’t mean anything about your personal hygiene or living circumstances, and you have plenty of options ...

The myth that head lice prefer unwashed hair has fueled plenty of stigma. In reality, there’s no link between these tiny parasites and personal hygiene. Anyone can get them. Getting head lice doesn’t ...

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. Although head lice are a year-round problem, the ...

Anecdotal reports about a global rise in head lice cases have prompted warnings from some experts about a popular and universal activity among children and teenagers: taking selfies. Head lice, itchy ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...

You notice your child itching their head incessantly, so you take a closer look. When you do, you spot them: creepy, crawly, tough-to-get-rid-of lice scurrying around in your child's hair. Removing ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to ...

New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics says children should not miss school because of head lice. The video featured is from a previous report. A lice treatment expert says many schools ...

Several New York City-based delousers who screen for and treat head lice say that although business dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, they're now as busy as ever. The city’s Department of ...

As school starts back up, so does the number of head lice cases. But humans have been dealing with the parasites for millennia—and that may continue indefinitely. Head lice are some of our oldest ...

Head lice are small, wingless insects that live in human hair. Their scientific name is Pediculus humanus capitis, and they have been a human pest for thousands of years. Their full life cycle, from ...