Head lice transmission usually takes place through direct head-to-head contact with an infested individual, "which frequently occurs during activities like sports, sleepovers or other playful ...

A traveler who said he or she was flying on Delta asked social media users which is worse, "aisle lice" or "gate lice," when it comes to dealing with fellow passengers.

Reddit user defends "gate lice" boarding due to inaudible announcements following airlines move to crack down on the behavior. An etiquette expert weighs in.

Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

Students with head lice should be allowed to go to school, a new report says. They shouldn’t be kept from the classroom, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Leaving kids with lice in school might sound outrageous to those who were banned from classrooms in decades past, but experts say it’s a reflection of our changing understanding of lice. For ...

Usually, when your child gets head lice, you desperately try every method to try and kill them, ASAP. But one Aussie mom has taken the opposite approach — she doesn’t want to harm the nits AT ALL.

Kids with Head Lice No Longer Required to Be Sent Home from School According to New Guidelines From the CDC "Head lice is not considered a communicable disease, because lice do not carry disease ...

Having lice in your hair just isn’t that urgent of a condition, she said. “It doesn't carry any additional diseases. It's just really a nuisance,” she added.