US President Donald Trump isn’t a doctor, but on Monday, he played one on TV, dishing out a stream of unproven medical claims, many lacking evidence, about how to reduce autism rates.

Trump repeatedly urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol , the widely used painkiller whose active ingredient is acetaminophen, contradicting longstanding guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which considers acetaminophen safe during pregnancy, as reported by the Associated Press.

He even went as far as to opine on when children should and shouldn't be given painkillers, despite having no medical credentials.

Moreover, the last nail in the coffin was hammered by Trump, the link between autism and acetaminophen, known globally as paracetamol. With growing urgency, he rep

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