“Anecdotally, I would say that there are a lot of people who may not be aware that normal temperature is a range, not a fixed number,” said Dr. Donald Ford, a family medicine physician at ...

Medical experts have complained that the so-called “normal” 98.6” body temperature isn’t accurate and should be personalized for each patient.

The average normal oral body temperature is now 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit, though it can range from 97.2 to 98.3 Fahrenheit, a separate study of hundreds of thousands of people found.

Excessive body temperatures due to fever, intense physical activity, heat exposure or a combination can cause cellular damage that can rapidly progress to death. So while everyone’s body temperature ...

So while everyone’s body temperature is not necessarily 98.6 F, your “normal” is still pretty close to this average value. Human beings live in a very narrow survival zone.

It is generally accepted that 36.1C (97F) to 37.2C (99F) is a normal range for body temperature. For babies and children, the normal body temperature is 36.4C (97.5F), but again, this can vary ...

Learning your baseline temperature range is achievable by checking it three times daily at times you'll remember, such as morning, around noon and evening. Over several weeks, chart those results.