The hidden health risks of your favourite painkiller

Last year, the NHS prescribed paracetamol over 15 million times and the average person takes 70 a year. But while the ...

Warning to anyone who takes paracetamol regularly

Prof Dear emphasised that doctors and patients should "together consider the risks versus the benefits", particularly where ...

Experts say it is safe to use paracetamol during pregnancy and Trump's autism declaration is 'baseless'

Donald Trump's advice that pregnant women should limit the use of paracetamol in pregnancy has been criticised as "baseless". So what does it mean for you?

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows

US president Donald Trump has claimed that paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) use in pregnancy is linked to autism in ...

People who take paracetamol issued blood pressure warning

Professor James Dear, personal chairman of clinical pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This study clearly shows that paracetamol, the world's most used drug, increases blood pressure, ...
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Paracetamol and pregnancy: the real story is a lack of funding for women’s health research

Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials, leaving an evidence gap and enabling unsubstantiated claims, write Caroline Dale and colleagues On 22 September, US president Donald Trump, ...