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Join our research study about temperature in health and disease. Powered by @BostonChildrens and @BCH_Innovation.

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Joined August 2015
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A new study led by Boston Children’s @hausmannMD refutes the age-old benchmark of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, an antiquated number based on a flawed study from 1868: ms.spr.ly/6016rADFm via @WIRED #WhatIsAFever
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What’s a normal body temperature? It depends! Crowdsourced @Feverprints study redefines normal and febrile temperatures for adults of different genders, ages, and at different times of day. By @hausmannMD and colleagues at @BostonChildrens link.springer.com/article/10…
What's a normal temperature? What's a fever? It depends! Our crowdsourced @feverprints study reveals average normal temp is 97.7℉ and fever is above 99.5℉, though this varied during the day, between men and women, and between young and old: rdcu.be/4u35
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Our @feverprints study featured in The Rheumatologist! Check it out, download the app, and join our cause! #rheum #meded nitter.gq/acrheum/status/8319834…
The #Rheumatologist: Do Fevers Offer Insight into Diagnosis & Disease? (ft. @hausmannMD) acr.tw/2jRo7Cv
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The #Rheumatologist: Do Fevers Offer Insight into Diagnosis & Disease? (ft. @hausmannMD) acr.tw/2jRo7Cv
Looking for a thermometer? These are the best-- chosen by @homesweethome. Then join our @feverprints research study drha.us/2hnXxzp
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Redefining fever: leveraging technology to answer big questions in medicine drha.us/21mzIps #rheum @ACRheum
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Boston Children’s Hospital researchers to conduct "Feverprints" study. boston.cbslocal.com/2016/05/…
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Our @feverprints research app featured in today’s @WSJ Help us identify diseases based on fever patterns! drha.us/1RPmYpk #rheum
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Crowdsourcing to determinte temperature and fever norms. This week's column: on.wsj.com/1qEggZl via @WSJ
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Redefining what is temperature. Our study of fevers across the US @BCHx with @hausmannMD #Feverprints #ResearchKit on.wsj.com/1qEggZl
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At What Temperature Do You Really Have a Fever? Our new @feverprints app featured in @WSJ wsj.com/articles/at-what-tem…
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What temp is a fever? Great article from @WSJ that discusses our @feverprints app! drha.us/1RPmYpk #rheum
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Boston Children's Hospital taps Apple's Health Research Kit for better data on fevers psfk.com/2016/04/feverprints…
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'Feverprints' to Aid in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Using Apple’s New ResearchKit applenws.com/feverprints-to-…
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Help docs make faster and more accurate diagnoses—join @Feverprints today! feverprints.com @BostonChildrens
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New ResearchKit app uses crowdsourced body temperatures to shape future of medicine tnw.me/FYmpJCW
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Hospital Debuts ResearchKit-Based Public Study, Feverprints - Apple Magazine apple.news/Axtb98rmSTA6KIyDY…
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Hot app: Boston Children's Feverprints boosts understanding of body temp patterns - ow.ly/1057Cv @BostonChildrens
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