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Here’s why we appear to be getting cooler, and what that could mean when it comes to fevers. By Dana G. Smith Over the past few decades, evidence has been mounting that the average human body ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Feeling under the weather? Chances are you or your doctor will grab a thermometer, take your ...

Since a common symptom of Covid-19 is a fever, some concerned folks may be taking their temperatures more often these days. If you feel panic when your thermometer beeps and reads 0.2 degree higher ...

Common knowledge says that your body temperature should be 98.6 degrees F and that a high or low body temperature signals something is wrong. But that's not quite true. In general, normal body ...

That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...