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Is 98.6 still the 'normal' body temperature? Woman with fever sparks viral debate

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Woman with fever sparks viral debate about 'normal' body temperature.

Jenna Wunderlich's mean body temperature has since been dubbed “not flawed,” but outdated by Julie Parsonnet , who led a newer study at Stanford Medicine that found normal body temperature actually ranged from 97.3F and 98.2F.

VR Score

39

Informative language

32

Neutral language

7

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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