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Donald Trump has claimed that taking paracetamol – or acetaminophen, as it’s known across the pond – in pregnancy is linked to rising autism rates. And scientists and researchers can’t believe what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US president Donald Trump spoke about autism at the White House on Monday. (PA) (BJ Warnick, Newscom) Donald Trump's claim that ...

Donald Trump has urged pregnant Americans not to take paracetamol over claims it is linked to autism. In a move that contradicts medical guidelines, the US president and his health secretary, Robert F ...

For years, paracetamol has been considered the safest pain relief option during pregnancy. Yet confusion grew in 2025 after public warnings suggested that taking the common painkiller might raise the ...

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children. That is according to the most ...

Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review published by The BMJ today, in direct ...

A review finds that family factors, rather than paracetamol itself, likely explain reported links to autism and ADHD, offering much-needed clarity and reassurance for pregnant women navigating ...

This was a prospective, nationwide cohort study of 2,480,797 Swedish children born in 1995-2019. The study included a sibling control analysis with 1.78 million full sibling pairs designed to overcome ...

Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders ...