3 d. ago I've styled hundreds of women over 60. Here are the secrets I've learned for looking chic in autumn

Despite packing away my summer clothes around this time every year, I'm still always taken by surprise by how sudden the switch from floaty dress weather to chunky knit weather feels.

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4 d. ago Trump’s war on autism: how dangerous and demeaning are his claims?

Trump’s assertions about autism have left scientists and doctors in despair. Katie Strick debunks each of his ‘outright lies’

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5 d. ago Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism

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5 d. ago Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the US president and RFK Jr want us to believeDonald Trump’s claims about autism deserve as little oxygen as possible, but it’s been a depressing, infuriating week for many autistic people and those of us who love them. His administration unveiled contentious claims about the causes of autism – pregnant women taking Tylenol, also known as paracetamol – and pushed for research to find a “cure”. It got me thinking about how to cope psychologically, and my conclusion – and that of many of my friends in the autism community – is that you have to laugh or you’ll cry.There’s a saying that when you’ve met one autistic child, you’ve met one autistic child. I’ve never loved the “autism as superpower” narrative, and how it erases those with high-support needs and the challenges autistic people can face. Equally, Trump’s framing of autism as a tragedy and a disease in need of curing is deeply problematic, so...

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7 d. ago BBC Question Time MP heckled after calling Trump 'wrong' about autism claims

Richard Tice was brutally heckled as he appeared on Thursday's Question Time on BBC One as he discussed Donald Trump's claims autism is linked to paracetamol use in pregnant women

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8 d. ago Tylenol faces fresh backlash as historic tweet advising pregnant women not to take drug is discovered

President Trump earlier this week sparked widespread panic after claiming the painkiller may cause autism, repeatedly saying 'if you're pregnant, don't take Tylenol'.

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8 d. ago Now even JD Vance advises women to talk to doctors on Tylenol one day after Trump's autism claim

Vice President JD Vance advised pregnant women to 'lean on their doctors' and discuss potential harmful side effects, in an exclusive interview with News Nation.

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8 d. ago Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’

Former president says successor’s claims about drug branded Tylenol in US ‘undermines public health that can do harm to women’Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief.Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as Tylenol in the US – had been “continuously disproved” and posed a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dr. Oz tells pregnant women to take Tylenol a day after Trump implores them not to

Donald Trump linking acetaminophen use in pregnant women to rising childhood autism rates has prompted members of his health team to walk back his recommendations soon after the rollout. 

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage declines to rule out link between autism and paracetamol use

Reform UK leader’s comments come after Trump warns women to avoid painkiller during pregnancy

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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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9 d. ago Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley

There is no credible evidence linking autism with maternal paracetamol use. But the US president’s ‘tough it out’ message could harm mothers and babiesKate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatryOn Monday, Donald Trump, flanked by Robert F Kennedy Jr and the former talkshow host and head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr Mehmet Oz, announced that women should avoid paracetamol (known as acetaminophen or by the brand name Tylenol in the US) throughout pregnancy because of a spurious link with childhood autism.This political theatre highlights a longstanding and harmful problem: pregnant women, and their babies, are routinely let down by partial, poor-quality and missing medical evidence. Pregnant women deserve better than irresponsible headlines raising fear based on shaky research that has failed to convince the scientific community.Kate Womersley is a doctor and academic specialising in psychiatry Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pregnant liberals film themselves downing Tylenol to spite Trump  despite autism warning

Several moms have gone viral on TikTok for posting videos of themselves chugging Tylenol in protest against Trump's latest advice.

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1 week ago Pregnant women told 'strong evidence' shows paracetamol is safe amid Trump autism claims

The US president sparked concern by suggesting paracetamol is potentially behind a "meteoric rise" in autism cases.

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1 week ago Doubting Donald: Trump repeatedly admits his statements on autism might not be true

Watch as Donald Trump repeatedly admits that his unproven claims about autism might not be true.

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1 week ago This Morning star slams Trump for 'shaming mothers' as she shares painful pregnancy symptoms

This Morning's Ashley James has slammed US President Donald Trump, who controversially claimed that pregnant women taking paracetamol can lead to autism in children yesterday

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1 week ago Health secretary hits out at Trump autism claims: ‘Don’t pay attention whatsoever’

The health secretary has it out at Donald Trump’s unproven claims that taking paracetamol whilst pregnant is linked to a rise in autism, urging people not to “pay any attention whatsoever” to him.

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1 week ago Donald Trump's autism claim debunked after paracetamol warning to pregnant women

Donald Trump claims to have 'found the answer to autism', which has sparked backlash among scientists and medical regulators around the world

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1 week ago Share your reaction to Trump’s comments about pregnant women, Tylenol and autism

We would like to hear from pregnant women and medical professionals about their views on Trump’s commentsPresident Trump has advised pregnant women not to take acetaminophen, usually branded as Tylenol in the US or paracetamol elsewhere, as he claims it heightens the risk of autism in children.Despite his assertion being contested by scientists internationally and contradicted by studies, Trump said: “Taking Tylenol is not good All pregnant women should talk to their doctors about limiting the use of this medication while pregnant.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ignore Trump claims on paracetamol and autism, Streeting tells pregnant women

‘Don’t pay any attention whatsoever’ to US president’s advice on medication, health secretary urges Britons

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