Forehead Thermometers Miss Fevers In Black Patients
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In a new study, researchers found forehead thermometers missed 25% of fevers in Black patients.
During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporal or forehead thermometers became the go to for a no-contact way of checking for fevers. But now, research shows forehead thermometers are missing fevers in Black patients.
It adds to a list of health care hurdles they face.
"The accuracy of temperature measurement is a big deal, and we need to pay close attention to it," said Dr. Phillip Verhoef, a physician-scientist at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine.
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