Normal body temperature is now 97.9. "it’s rarely as high as 98.6 F"
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https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/09/body-temperature.html
“Most people, including many doctors, still think that everyone’s normal temperature is 98.6 F. In fact what’s normal depends on the person and the situation, and it’s rarely as high as 98.6 F,” said Julie Parsonnet, MD, professor of medicine and of epidemiology and population health as well as the George DeForest Barnett Professor in Medicine. She is the senior author of the study that was published Sept. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Time to redefine normal body temperature?
New data suggest it may be time for a change.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/time-to-redefine-normal-body-temperature-2020031319173
"During the nearly 160 years covered by the analysis, the average oral temperature gradually fell by more than one degree. As a result, the new normal seems closer to 97.5˚ F."
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@Insomniac This is truly a shame. Make people warm again!