Health Secretary rejects US president’s warning for women to avoid the painkiller as medical experts condemn ‘fearmongering’

US president urged pregnant women not to take the painkiller over an unproven link to autism, insisting that ‘taking Tylenol is not good’.

The President (pictured, with US health secretary Robert F Kennedy) insisted pregnant women 'have a responsibility' to endure pain instead of taking the drug.

US leader’s remarks on popular painkiller, known as paracetamol globally, prompt outcry from doctors and medical bodies.

Dr Hillary Jones has hit out at Donald Trump’s autism claims, branding them as “unsubstantiated theories based on no evidence whatsoever”. Speaking on Good Morning Britain on…

Health Secretary rejects US president’s warning for women to avoid the painkiller as medical experts condemn ‘fearmongering’

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

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…

Medical experts and regulators say US president should not be questioning established science

Health secretary joins medical experts in urging pregnant women to ignore US president’s remarks

Health regulators and experts stress there is no evidence linking Tylenol (paracetamol) use during pregnancy to autism, rejecting claims by US president Donald Trump. “Our…

Experts have hit back at claims that use of a common painkiller could cause autism in children.

The timing and selective use of weak evidence supporting the US president’s announcement is highly suspicious

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Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancy