FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- They're pesky problems that can create a hairy situation. "This is a common childhood infection," said Dr. Hailey Nelson with Valley Children's Hospital. "The good news is ...

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

Many of us have been here: A "my head is itchy" comment from the grade schooler. A sighting of little bugs scrambling on your child's head in the bath. The note home from school. These critters are ...

Local entrepreneurs Ondrea and Mark Di Staulo bring fast, chemical-free lice treatment to families across Bergen CountyRamsey, NJ, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Families in Bergen County now have ...

WASHINGTONSome parents are scratching their heads over laxer head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school nurses are no longer ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Some schools are letting kids with live lice in their hair back in the classroom, a less restrictive policy that has parents scratching their heads. "Lice is icky, but it's not ...

Head lice is one of those things every mother hopes and prays won’t happen to her kid. Although lice don’t carry diseases or are harmful in any way, getting rid of them for good can be tough, not to ...

Lice Knowing You Offers Free Head Checks Sept. 1-9 Portland, Ore., Aug. 29, 2016 -- There's one more thing to be concerned about as your kids head back to school: its peak season for head lice. And ...

After Julie Stolker of Holmdel spent "what felt like a year" treating her daughter's lice infestation, she decided to open the Lice Center of the Jersey Shore in West Long Branch so that no one else ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. In the before times, when the notion of Covid-19 infections ...