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Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 - A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn't increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities – adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the . President Donald Trump last year promoted unproven ties between the painkiller and autism , telling pregnant women: "Don't take Tylenol." The latest research review, published Friday in The Lancet ...

Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 - Amid a fierce flu season, a fifth child in Massachusetts has suffered an influenza-related death, according to the state Department of Public Health. Two of the children died the week of Dec. 21, and two more children died the following week, from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, according to the state health department's influenza dashboard . The fifth pediatric death was included in data collected through Jan. 10 and published ...

Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 - Federal cuts to insurance and cancer research could reduce access to therapies and stifle progress when incidence is rising across many common cancers. The American Cancer Society has released its 2026 cancer statistics report, estimating the number of new cancer cases and deaths in the US, with 1 key finding revealing that the most recent 5-year relative survival across all cancers was 70% for diagnoses between ...