{"id":118839,"date":"2025-11-05T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/118839\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:46:18","slug":"video-tylenol-does-not-cause-autism-but-pain-from-false-claim-will-linger-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/118839\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Tylenol does not cause autism, but pain from false claim will linger for years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump Administration has backed down from unsubstantiated claim that pregnant women should avoid taking Tylenol, but as one expert told our ‘Closer Look’ podcast, the damage is already done<\/p>\n

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Six weeks after warning pregnant women not to take Tylenol because it could cause autism, the Trump Administration is backing down<\/a> from that controversial claim.<\/p>\n

But experts worry the damage is already done, and that many pregnant women will still follow the unsubstantiated advice now that it’s been so heavily publicized.<\/p>\n

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Health Canada has issued a public advisory<\/a>\u00a0reiterating that the over-the-counter drug has \u201cbeen used safely by millions of Canadians for decades, including during pregnancy and while breastfeeding,\u201d while the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) called the autism link \u201cweak\u201d and \u201cconsistently refuted by scientific and regulatory bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an age of growing misinformation and disinformation, the SOGC strongly urges all Canadians to ensure decisions about their health care is guided by evidence-based science and clinical expertise,\u201d the society said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Darine El-Cha\u00e2r, a maternal fetal medicine physician at The Ottawa Hospital, was a recent guest on our\u00a0Closer Look<\/a>\u00a0podcast. You can watch the full interview HERE<\/a>, in the\u00a0YouTube video below.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Village Media\u2019s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner,\u00a0Closer Look<\/a>\u00a0is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.<\/p>\n

Fresh episodes drop every Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. right in your local news feed \u2014 and on the show\u2019s dedicated website: closerlookpodcast.ca<\/a>. Of course, you can also find us wherever you get your favourite podcasts.<\/p>\n

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