Dimitrios Siassakos

Dimitrios Siassakos

Dimitrios Siassakos
Position

Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College London and Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics at University College London Hospital

US health authorities will warn of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and the risk of autism in children, according to 'The Washington Post'

On Monday, US federal health authorities will advise pregnant women against taking paracetamol in the early stages of pregnancy, unless they have a fever, as reported yesterday by The Washington Post. The announcement will be accompanied by a recommendation for a drug called leucovorin as a treatment for autism, the article adds. Donald Trump said yesterday: ‘Tomorrow we are going to have one of the most important announcements... from a medical standpoint, I think, in the history of our country. I think we have found an answer to autism.’

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