What's the best way to take a temperature? Parents should get rectal temperatures for infants, doctors said, as it's the most accurate way of assessing a newborn's temperature.

Rectal temperature may not be accurate assessment of core body temperature In one study, other methods of recording fever were more accurate than rectal thermometers, the basis of monitoring ...

Taking a rectal temperature has long been considered the next-best way to get an accurate reading in a child.

Sure. Well a fever is considered 100.4 rectally. In babies it's really important to take the temperature rectally because that is the most accurate way of doing it. When kids become older then you ...

Measuring body temperature: What method to use? Rectal temperature measurements are considered the “gold standard” for measuring core body temperature.

Q: When well, my oral temperature is almost always about a degree lower than 98.6. When I’m sick I can have what constitutes a “fever” (that is, higher than 99 degrees), but sometimes I feel ...

Teething: Although teething may cause a slight rise in temperature, it's probably not the cause if a child's temperature is higher than 101 F. What to do if your child has a fever: ...

Do you have a fever or symptoms? Get a fast, accurate reading with thermometers that take measurements orally, in-ear and from the forehead.

We often hear that the standard body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. But the truth is that a normal body temperature can fall within the range of 96 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.