6 d. ago UK patients less likely to vaccinate children after Trump comments, pharmacies warn

UK pharmacists have expressed concerns over patient safety following the US president’s unfounded comments about autism and childhood vaccinations

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7 d. ago Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson

Labour deputy leader candidate criticises ‘scaremongering’ on autism and says party must be firmer in tackling ReformUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage is “endangering women’s health” by failing to condemn Donald Trump’s claims that using paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism, Bridget Phillipson has said.The education secretary and minister for women said she had used the painkiller throughout her second pregnancy, and she warned that Reform’s connections with medical conspiracy theories including anti-vaccine rhetoric made the party a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago It's not just in tablets! Paracetamol is found in these five common products

Paracetamol has hit the headlines after US President Donald Trump linked taking the over counter painkiller during pregnancy with soaring rates of autism and ADHD.

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8 d. ago A study of 2.5 million kids looked at autism and paracetamol. Here’s what it found

A study of nearly 2.5 million births in Sweden, published in 2024, is the largest conducted on the subject to date

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9 d. ago Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, insisting “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting hits back at Donald Trump's paracetamol and autism claims

Wes Streeting has spoken out after Donald Trump linked taking paracetamol during pregnancy to soaring diagnosis rates of autism and ADHD.

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1 week ago 'They found no link': What five scientists say about paracetamol and autism after Trump claims

Scientists say the claims place unfair guilt and anxiety on parents who have taken the popular pill 💊

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1 week ago Trump administration slammed by scientists for claiming paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism

The US health secretary is set to say that Tylenol – which is paracetamol in the UK – is a potential cause of autism

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