To use a temporal thermometer, the CDC came up with a set of steps that couldn’t be easier: Turn it on, slide it across the whole forehead of the person whose temperature you’re taking, pick ...

Temporal artery thermometers use infrared light to read the temperature of the temporal artery on the forehead. They give accurate results, even on newborn babies.

A new study finds that temporal thermometers — used to measure body temperature on the forehead — may be less accurate than oral thermometers at detecting fevers among hospitalized Black patients.

Following, temporal thermometers, digital thermometers are the best to use. They’re cheap and easy to find and can give anyone the ability to determine their baseline temperatures.

Getting sick is a fact of life and so is taking temperatures, the Nokia Thermo makes taking temperatures easy and includes a comprehensive app to assist.

The Pixel 8 Pro’s thermometer works by measuring the infrared radiation your body emits and then puts the results through an algorithm to calculate body temperature.