A flight passenger came out in defense of a controversial travel trend, sparking an etiquette debate among flyers. The trend of “gate lice” was widely reported last year when American Airlines began ...

Dramatic hairstyles aside, the best prevention is avoiding direct head-to-head contact, though Pollack says that “the vast majority of people will never get head lice.” ...

According to Road Genius, about 159,000 people visit Walt Disney World per day across all its parks. Now imagine, if even one of these visitors carries a lice infection that spreads out to the others.

If your child already gets short haircuts, it may make sense for you to deal with head lice by destroying their habitat." JHM said some over-the-counter options such as shampoos may not always work.

Nagata says that if you have head lice, you'll eventually become itchy on your scalp and around your neck and ears. This itching can be an allergic reaction to lice bites or may be due to becoming ...

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 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 ...

It wasn’t just rats. Body lice may have helped spread bubonic plague. A study suggests that body lice are capable of transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague.

Head lice do not have preferences for clean or dirty hair. Anyone can get lice if they come into close contact with someone who has them. However, some research suggests that certain groups may be ...

Ethan Judelson made a now-viral TikTok explaining how his New York-bound flight was grounded due to an alleged lice infestation. According to Judelson, the airline never officially informed ...

The exact moment a woman removes head lice from a girl's hair has gone viral on TikTok. Kliim/iStock/Getty Images Plus. So far, the clip has racked up more than 366,000 ...