The articles explain that forehead thermometers, also known as temporal artery thermometers, are accurate because they use an infrared scanner to measure core temperatures with a quick scan.

He said Intelli-Temp takes what is called reference temperature, which is the temperature of the forehead. It is not an internal temperature, but has a very strong correlation to it.

Those mandatory temperature screenings at airports, offices, and medical facilities are not actually preventing COVID-19 spread, a pair of researchers says.

Pixel 8 Pro users will be able to use their Thermometer app to take their temperature, or someone else's, with a forehead scan.

Professor Tipton said: “Using a surface temperature scanner to obtain a single surface temperature, usually the forehead, is an unreliable method to detect the fever associated with Covid-19.

Protest for women of color maternal healthcare at Cedars-Sinai She says "normal" for a forehead temperature is up to a degree less than "normal" for an oral thermometer, which is 98.6 degrees.