Trump Spewed Falsehoods About Public Health

Trump's comments on autism evoke anger, hope

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism. Some thought Trump was villainizing autism. But others saw his words as hopeful. Recent comments about autism made by…

Trump Spewed Falsehoods About Public Health

“President Donald Trump’s Monday comments about autism and public health were filled with misinformation that left many doctors aghast – and not just about Tylenol,” CNN reports. “Most of the media coverage of Trump’s press conference centered around his repeated advice to pregnant Americans to try to avoid taking Tylenol, which he based on a supposed link to autism that has not been proven. But the president also made a series of additional com…

Trump says research links and autism; scientists say their paper is being misinterpreted

By Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times During this week’s White House press conference in which President Donald Trump named the over-the-counter drug Tylenol as a possible cause of rising autism rates, he did not mince words, urging pregnant women to “fight like hell” not to take it. But outside those remarks in the Roosevelt Room — during which Trump himself acknowledged “I’m not so careful with what I say” — the discussion on the common fever …

What to know about leucovorin, the drug the Trump administration says can treat autism

The US government has announced controversial guidance on the prevention and treatment of autism in children. New health recommendations aim to discourage pregnant women from taking the painkiller paracetamol—also known as acetaminophen and by the brand name Tylenol—to prevent autism. The recommendations also include using the drug leucovorin to treat speech-related difficulties that children with autism sometimes experience. So what is leucovor…

Before Trump touted the drug leucovorin for autism, these families had already tried it

The drug leucovorin was thrust into the national spotlight by President Donald Trump in a rambling press conference about autism.

Autism community says Trump announcement a "mind game"

Members of the autism community say in addition to research, people with autism need acceptance and support.