Julie Parsonnet’s then-mother-in-law had been feeling ill, but her body temperature did not suggest a fever. It hovered at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, long regarded as the standard for normal, and never ...

For seemingly forever, we’ve been told 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the standard for a normal body temperature. However, recent studies suggest that the number may be outdated. According to research, ...

When you’re feeling sick and wondering whether to go to work or school, the thermometer often has the final verdict. Most people have been taught a body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal, while ...

For 150 years, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was thought to be the average body temperature for a healthy human being. But that number is wrong. “Doctors are no different from anybody else,” says Julie ...

Vital signs measure the body’s most essential functions. They include heart rate, body temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. Healthcare professionals use vital signs to ...

One of the tell-tale signs you are coming down with a cold, the flu, or COVID is a fever and its sidekick: full-body chills. What happens, though, when that hair-raising feeling takes over, but your ...

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold.