Oral and rectal temperatures are the most reliable predictors of core body temperature, but measuring these temperatures in children under 4 years of age is often difficult. Currently the rectal ...

Some parents may not be properly measuring or responding to elevated temperatures in children, a new national poll suggests. For many children, winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating ...

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 ...