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Time to redefine normal body temperature? (2020)

by Robert H. Shmerling, MD health.harvard.edu published 2020-03-13

Is 98.6˚ F still the norm for body temperature? Data collected over almost 160 years show that the normal body temperature has been declining and is now roughly one degree lower....

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