A new study finds that temporal thermometers – used to measure body temperature on the forehead – may be less accurate than oral thermometers at detecting fevers among hospitalized Black patients.

Forehead thermometers may be less accurate than other thermometers, such as oral or ear thermometers. Wearing headwear beforehand or having sweat on the forehead could affect the reading. Forehead ...

Have you ever placed a thermometer under your tongue and wondered how that tiny device knows if you have a fever? Or checked the weather and thought about how scientists measure temperature so ...

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As with many modern technological advances, we’re now able to get all kinds of information with the touch of a button. Even thermometers, which once took several minutes in order to get a true reading ...