Perhaps our body temperature isn’t 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit — or at least not anymore. One woman, while lying down while feeling sick, posited that on TikTok. Citing research that the more common ...

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 ...

How are normal high and low temperatures, and average precipitation numbers calculated, and how far back does the data go? Find out with Curious Iowa — a series from The Gazette that answers readers' ...

A Stanford University study led by Dr. Julie Parsonnet challenges the long-held belief that the average body temperature of a ...

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 ...

While 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is often cited as the standard for normal body temperature, adults’ average body temperature may be closer to 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study published Sept ...

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For decades, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit has been the widely accepted “normal” average temperature for the human body. But new research adds to the growing body of evidence that humans actually run a bit ...

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News headlines accentuate the occurrence of abnormal weather – heatwaves, excessive rain, widespread flooding, etc. which occur across the country. Even under benign conditions, a typical weather ...