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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Martin Toledo

Paracetamol, Autism and Panic: How to Read the Science Before You Change Your Pregnancy Plan

White medication pills on brown surface (Credit: James Yarema/Unsplash)

Pregnant readers in the UK woke up to alarming headlines after the White House floated a link between paracetamol and autism. The claim travelled fast. What many posts left out is how to interpret the evidence, what a label change actually means, and why global regulators still advise paracetamol as the first-line option for pain and fever in pregnancy. Here is a clear, research-literate guide to the facts.

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