VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As we gear up for back-to-school, buying school supplies, backpacks, clothes and shoes, there is something else you might consider: head lice prevention. The start of the ...

The back-to-school season, as exciting and relieving as it can be for parents, also means the start of the dreaded lice infestations. It's estimated that around 12 million cases of head lice ...

Contrary to the name, gate lice does not refer to an outbreak of parasitic insects that live on your scalp at airport boarding gates. Erlon Silva - TRI Digital via Getty Images The boarding process ...

If you remember having head checks from the school nurse, you probably remember there was a certain amount of shame attached to being sent home with head lice. It's an embarrassing problem, but it has ...

(WGN) – With social distancing and canceled camps and classes, pediatricians are seeing fewer cases of lice. But doctors warn parents they need to be on the lookout for the tiny bugs that have ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Of the many illnesses, accidents and other classroom mishaps parents dread, a lice infestation is high on the list. New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued Monday ...

Johnston County teachers will start an organized checking of their students for lice when classes resume next week. The school system's "no nit" policy goes into effect a week from today. Children ...

One Disney parent posted in a now-viral TikTok how those who are staffed by the land of Mickey and Minnie Mouse cleverly go about checking kids' heads for the tiny, wingless insects. One of parents’ ...