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Researchers say paracetamol can cross the placenta, potentially causing hormone disruption and epigenetic changes that may affect fetal brain development.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering placing a black-box warning on antidepressant use in pregnancy, alarming some doctors who worry that a reignited debate about the drugs’ ...

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