A 12-year-old girl in Odisha died after developing severe complications linked to a prolonged lice infestation, triggering a medical probe. Doctors suspect secondary infection, sepsis, or an adverse ...

Head lice might not be able to jump, but the number of people seeking advice on head lice and nits from the NHS website certainly did, as children in England returned to school at the start of ...

Head lice are small, wingless insects that live in human hair. Their scientific name is Pediculus humanus capitis, and they have been a human pest for thousands of years. Their full life cycle, from ...

Sarah Bradley is a writer with six years of experience creating personal essays, reported features, and content related to health and parenting topics. Lice are small parasitic insects found on heads, ...