Fevers Can Be Good for You

A growing body of research says they’re mostly beneficial — especially in young kids. Here’s a doctor’s advice.

Greg Gafni-Pappas
Elemental
Published in
6 min readJan 31, 2020

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A worried mom on the phone, looking at a thermometer after taking the temperature of her son, who is in bed with a fever.
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Give me a fever, and I can cure any disease.— Hippocrates

FFever is one of the most misunderstood defense systems in the human body. Many people worry that fever is a sign of something dangerous. Parents…

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Greg Gafni-Pappas
Elemental

Emergency physician, patient advocate, entrepreneur, sci-fi novelist, challenging the status quo