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

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    3. do_or_pie on

      Another step to control womens bodies, another step towards eugenics. If you know someone who is receptive to Trump’s bullshit, shut them down and shame them on this.

    4. callsignhotdog on

      Just such a weird thing to go after. If he’d made up some bullshit about birth control causing autism, that would at least be consistent with Republican ideology, but why go after paracetamol of all things?

    6. BobBobBobBobBobDave on

      We are in such a ridiculous situation that one of the most powerful people in the world is basically a fucking idiot who repeats the last thing anyone told him so long as it fits his agenda, and we have to actually warn people that he might not be worth listening to.

      And there are British people who are Trump fans. There are Trump flags appearing at protests, etc.

      If a person thinks this idiot is worth listening to, what does that say about them?

    7. SimpleKnowledge4840 on

      He really should just stick with spray tans and prostitutes. He has more knowledge on those accts.

    8. sjw_7 on

      Yep just remember his other medical advice was to inject bleach to cure covid.

      Neither of the people in that picture should have anything to do with advising the public on anything.

    9. cozywit on

      Fact is we don’t fully understand it.

      Introducing an additional chemical while pregnant should never be recommend. Especially since we don’t fully understand it.

      Use of drugs while pregnant should always be heavily cautioned.

    12. UnoriginalWebHandle on

      US is so unserious that I genuinely think Trump 2028 is going to be one of his feckless sons, spewing familiar nonsense and wearing an obvious earpiece.

    13. RedBerryyy on

      It’s a bit hypocritical where the political control of the NHS, continued with gusto by Wes, acted as a trial run for the method they’re using to legitimise ignoring doctors and researchers who work in a field in favour of individual doctors with unrelated qualifications in different areas being hand-selected for already having the opinion the politicians want.

      It was never going to stay in the UK once the Americans saw how well it worked fucking over trans people.

    14. Aspect-Unusual on

      Local FB group im in is currently sporting 3 posts in the last 3 hours all claiming we need leadership like trump to save us and that we need to vote Reform

    16. Pheasant_Plucker84 on

      Why don’t we just let the public decide if they want to follow Trumps medical advise or actually doctors and scientists advise. Let’s see how we’re all doing in 20 years time.

    18. LaCornucopia_ on

      It’d be great if we weren’t fucking obsessed with everything that the yanks say, tbh. We’re always hanging on their every word. 

    19. Voiss on

      reminds me when doctors were saying that smoking is healthy for you. that was not long ago was it. I personally always avoid these red flag pills.

      basically don’t trust doctors unless you really need. There is no reason to be taking these pills at all for a normal healthy person.

    21. UXdesignUK on

      I know there has been some recent research showing a potential moderate link, but it’s certainly not definitive or settled science.

      More research is needed. Taking paracetamol sparingly is absolutely better than suffering a serious fever during pregnancy, though it probably shouldn’t be a first resort for more minor ailments (*if* you can get rid of a headache by drinking more water and having some fresh air, best to try that, with paracetamol if it doesn’t work – how most people operate anyway I imagine).

      The correlation shown during the research I’ve read was only moderate – it’s certainly never going to be a total preventative measure (the genetic link is much higher, and there are almost certainly always going to be other environmental factors), but *if* the link is proven and the advice reduces severity or risk of autism in 20% of children, that would be a great thing.

      Edit: I suggest downvoters read what the Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor who extensively studies autism says https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/what-the-research-says-about-autism-and-tylenol-use-during-pregnancy/

    22. _Monsterguy_ on

      The first Autism diagnosis was in 1943,
      Trump was born in 1946.

      So close, why couldn’t he have just been 3 years older.

    23. Sensitive_Echo5058 on

      There was a sytematic review published in August that suggested a potential link between neurodevelopmental disorders and paracetamol usage in pregnancy.

      This was one study that analysed the trends from a total of 46 studies in this area. It seems this is the paper Trump is using to form his perception on this matter.

      This is science, so any link is tentative. What this means in practice is that this paper shouldn’t be ignored, but more grants & robust research is needed to fully evaluate the effects of paracetamol on foetal development.

      The authors did not advocate for a blanket ban on paracetamol usage at this stage. It’s too early for this. They also recognise a stressed mother can also induce problems during foetal development. So, if paracetamol relieves some ‘stress’/migraines etc. there may be net positive effects from its usage.

      Rather, they suggested being more cautious when using paracetamol when pregnant: 1. To use the lowest effective dose, 2. For the shortest possible duration.

      The also suggest paracetamol use WHEN pregnant should perhaps be used under the guidance of a GP and not self-adminstered, for the reasons cited above.

      We have to be careful that research doesn’t become a political football on any side of the political spectrum.

      *Prada, D., Ritz, B., Bauer, A.Z. et al. Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology. Environ Health 24, 56 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01208-0

    24. According_Judge781 on

      Brought to you by the guy who told you to stop covid by injecting bleach.

      Y’know what? If you believe it, do it.

    25. Pale_Slide_3463 on

      People are just so into the juice.

      Seen this comment the woman said it’s paracetamol and the MMR vaccine, so how does that even make sense if paracetamol is meant to cause it in the womb? And MMR is 2 years after.

      There’s no logic anymore

    26. thefastestwayback on

      But definitely listen to Cass. That report is robust science that definitely stands up to scrutiny, and absolutely wasn’t a load of bunk written with a conclusion in mind. This is very different.

    28. Neat_Owl_807 on

      Where are we heading as a Western society that a President is pandering to this weird obsession with anti-medicine, anti-vaccine??

      Honestly, you think of the strides made in science and medicine over the last hundred years and we seem obsessed with returning to an age where God saves you and Pharmaceuticals are the devil.

    29. Glittering_Habit_161 on

      I just want to be sick about how he thinks 2 types of medication causes autism when HIS children aren’t autistic since he would know it doesn’t.

    30. Hyperbolicalpaca on

      It’s quite a time when the health secretary is having to tell people to just ignore what the POTUS is saying…

      Both says how messed up America is, and how much of an influence they have over us