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Monday August 25, 2025
Drug has link to autism
The world's most popular painkiller may put children at risk of ADID and autism, experts have warned.
Paracetamol is a common medication used by millions of youngsters and adults to treat mild symptoms from colds to headaches.
But new data has claimed the painkiller could be linked to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Experts at Mount Sinai and Harvard's School of Public Health conducted their research using more than 100,000 people and 46 case studies. The team reviewed which stage of pregnancy mothers took paracetamol and compared it to their subsequent medical records.
Their findings concluded expectant mothers should take the painkiller "for the shortest" period possible, and at the "lowest effective dose"
"Ultimately, the obtained scores suggest strong evidence of a likely relationship between prenatal acetaminophen use and increased risk of ADHD in children," scientists wrote in the journal Environmental Health. "This includes high-quality studies that provide very strong evidence of an association and studies that provide strong evidence of an association.
ETA: Link to journal mentioned in article: https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01208-0
Edit: holy cow with the downvotes. I took the picture today with my phone camera. The ones bitching about the source: it’s fcking Harvard. The ones claiming later pregnancies have higher risk clearly don’t need to provide any sources for their claims. And together with !fuck_ai@lemmy.world you can enjoy one less subscriber.
It looks like a photo of a news story ... in a book?
Yes, I see that other people have linked to what is probably the study being referred to here, so if you're interested, read that.
But the image posted here? This is how propaganda works. Do not just believe unsourced claims at face value, especially when they're presented with the veil of authority.
The source is literally in the article. Another person added the journal link. The newspaper article provided a good high level summary. Added link to journal to OP
The source is vaguely referred to.
What newspaper was this in? Where can I find the original article and not what appears to be an AI generated image?
e: Ah, here it is: https://www.the-sun.com/health/15031616/painkiller-adhd-autism-risk/
Dated 8/22, not 8/25, which gives weight to the image posted here being AI generated. The US Sun is a Rupert Murdoch online-only paper, related to the UK Sun.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-us-sun-bias/
Their ability to do actual journalism is questionable.
It’s not the Sun. I didn’t post the news paper, because it is immaterial to the claims and I don’t want to get doxxed.
I’m glad you think the image is AI generated, that bodes well for the future. Another poster described what I did with the image.
I know endlessly typing here is so much easier and comforting, but read the report.
It doesn’t matter, you need to go to the nearest optician first anyway.