Ever year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children get head lice, leading to questions about missed school and work. Consumer Reports offers advice on how to make the best choices when dealing with ...

Because shaving a patient's head without consent intrudes upon fundamental liberty and privacy rights, we will apply this same standard in the case of an involuntary head-shaving.

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.

Discover how lice affect millions of children annually and learn the best methods for diagnosis and treatment. Expert insights on managing lice and school absences.

SATURDAY, Dec. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Head lice can be a wintertime headache for families and schools, but simple precautions can stop the spread of these pesky parasites.

Actress Jenny Mollen said on Instagram that she learned she had head lice while on an airplane, sparking social media users to sound off. A lice expert weighs in.

Head lice policy changes could be coming to Williamson County Schools Currently, students with lice are required to be picked up immediately, but some school board members want to allow them to ...

The current policy requires students with live lice to be picked up immediately and to return only after providing proof of treatment.

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among school ...

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.

According to the CDC, students with lice infestations not need to be sent home early from school. It also noted that the misdiagnosis of nits -- the eggs laid by head lice -- is very common during ...

Head lice at school isn’t the crisis it used to be. Here’s why Over the decades our understanding of lice has changed, but stigma and misinformation lingers on ...