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Lloyd Jones

Study debunks Trump administration call on paracetamol

A study found no correlation between paracetamol use during pregnancy and babies developing autism. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian medical specialists are backing a "gold standard" review debunking a Trump administration call that taking paracetamol during pregnancy increases the risk of babies developing autism.

The call was made in September 2025 but an international research team has since conducted an evidence review of 43 previous studies and found no such link.

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