Most parents have given their children paracetamol at one time or another, yet paracetamol overdose is the leading cause of liver failure in children. So how safe is this commonly used medication and ...

Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders ...

It's one of our most commonly used painkillers; but there's no shortage of misinformation when it comes to paracetamol. Here are eight things to know. Paracetamol has been around for more than a ...

Paracetamol is a medicine that people often use in case of fever, headache and body pain. A recent study has said that this medicine can be harmful to your health. Researchers at the University of ...

The astounding research, published in the British Medical Journal today, comes on the back of research last year which proved the drug doesn’t work on back pain either. Instead of helping with ...

After a September 2025 press conference in which President Trump told pregnant women not to use Tylenol, usage dropped in ERs, a new study found.

WHEN considering taking two types of pain relief at once, it’s important to understand different types of drugs and whether it’s safe to do so. Here we look at if you can take ibuprofen and ...

Long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high blood pressure, a study suggests. Patients who have a long-term prescription for the painkiller, ...

In early 2017, social media warnings about paracetamol purportedly contaminated with the Machupo virus began circulating. (Use of the term "paracetamol" is a sign the claim originated outside the ...

Paracetamol used to treat acute lower back pain is no better than a dummy pill, research in the Lancet suggests. The largest trial to date suggests the drug does not improve recovery time or provide ...