Trump makes unproven link between autism and Tylenol

USA: Doctors in the US will soon be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, US President Donald Trump said, citing a disputed link between the drug and autism.

The US president claimed on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, “is no good” and that pregnant women should “fight like hell” to only take it in cases of extreme fever.

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Medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims, with some calling the president’s comments dangerous.

Health officials in the UK have stressed that paracetamol remains the safest painkiller available to pregnant women.