Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

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 kids head back to school, an unlucky few will likely bring home some unwanted guests – head lice. If you remember being sent home when the school nurse found lice in your hair, you might be ...

When I was in grade school, entire classes would periodically be herded into the gym, where a couple of nurses would use surgical-gloved hands and wooden tongue depressors to root around the heads of ...

MISSOURI, USA — The school year is going six weeks strong, but as teachers share knowledge with their students, some classrooms may see kids sharing something else: head lice. There are around six to ...

Head lice are little, wingless insects that live on the scalp and suck human blood. Female lice lay eggs (nits) attached to the hair shaft near the scalp and cause itching and discomfort. Since lice ...

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 ...