Has America turned its back on science?
The Story23 Sep 2025

Has America turned its back on science?

President Trump has publicly linked the use of Tylenol, or paracetamol, during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism, despite experts saying the connection is unproven. The extraordinary announcement came after months of dramatic changes at US public health bodies, spearheaded by the health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. So, how did health become politicised in America? And could the same thing happen in the UK?


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Guests: David Charter, assistant editor (US), The Times, Tom Whipple, science writer and special correspondent, The Times.

Host: Rosie Wright.

Producers: Micaela Arneson and Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: Trump to claim taking Tylenol in pregnancy is linked to autism

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