Head lice are considered a nuisance — a pest to be evicted from the hair on your head or the head of a loved one with a special comb or shampoo. But there's more to lice than their elimination. These ...

It’s not a crisis. It’s not a reflection of your parenting. It’s going to be fine.

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 ...

Any evidence of lice was once reason for immediate dismissal from school, with no return until the student's head was lice free. But "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" ...

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 ...

Parents are used to getting the dreaded “lice letter” and clearing their calendars, not just their kids’ scalps. So when a school tells families to treat the bugs but still send children to class, it ...

Pediatricians and public health officials say lice is low on the threats - the list of threats to public health, but it can feel like a big deal to the school systems and parents struggling with the ...