Which forehead thermometers are best? We used to live in a time when checking someone’s temperature was only done to make sure they weren’t running too hot. Now, we live in a world where running even ...

The aftermath of the pandemic has left us more vulnerable yet forced us to become proactive in tackling health matters. Knowing a fever can result in testing positive for COVID-19, among other ...

Taking temperatures is the main way health care providers determine if a patient has a fever. Missing a possible fever could delay treatment. A study of more than 4,000 patients finds that Black ...

When your throat feels a bit scratchy and you press your hand above your forehead to see if it’s warm, grabbing a thermometer is your next leap of action. For that reason, a quality thermometer is ...

A new study has found that forehead thermometers are less accurate than oral thermometers in detecting fevers in Black people, the news arm of Emory University — Emory News Center — is reporting.

During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporal or forehead thermometers became the go to for a no-contact way of checking for fevers. But now, research shows forehead thermometers are missing ...

As the weather cools and the holidays approach, I’m preparing for illness season: many different viruses spread during the fall and winter, especially around large indoor gatherings, according to the ...

Forehead thermometers are not as accurate as oral thermometers in detecting fevers among hospitalized Black patients, according to a study led by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta. The ...