This is a period every parent fears: children return from daycare and kindergarten sick, with fevers rising mainly at night. A senior ER doctor explains when a hospital visit is necessary.

Chris Rea battled pancreatic cancer for decades after being diagnosed at just 33 and undergoing pancreas removal in 2001.

Norovirus levels are increasing across California, and the rise is especially notable in the San Francisco Bay Area and L.A., according to state officials.

Here’s what hypothermia is, what causes it and how it is typically treated if it affects you or someone you love.

You might not know or care that your Pixel has a thermometer, but it seems people are using it in a wide variety of ways.

Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common childhood infectious disease. Accurate prediction of UTI risk in febrile children enables timely intervention and helps avoid long-term ...

Indiana will experience dangerously cold temperatures and bitter winds over the next week. Frostbite can occur with even short exposure, with warning signs including redness, pain, and numbness. If ...

A chart that calculates wind chill from temperatures and wind speeds. (National Weather Service) DETROIT – How are wind chill temperatures calculated? The National Weather Service has a chart that ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that fever had useful qualities, and could cook an ...

Whether stemming from a wound, a toothache or an infection like the flu, nearly everyone has experienced the discomfort of having a fever. While fevers can be inconvenient and are sometimes a sign of ...