US EditionRepublican Senator Publicly Questions Trump Announcement Linking Autism to Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
The administration links acetaminophen use during pregnancy and folate deficiency to autism risk and promotes leucovorin for treatment, amid rising diagnoses affecting 1 in 31 children.
- President Donald Trump scheduled a Monday afternoon announcement from the Roosevelt Room on new autism findings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz at 4 p.m. EST.
- The announcement comes after the administration reviewed existing studies, such as one conducted in August by Mount Sinai and Harvard researchers, which explored a potential association between acetaminophen use during early pregnancy and the risk of autism.
- Officials are expected to advise pregnant women to refrain from using acetaminophen during early pregnancy unless it is necessary, and they intend to promote leucovorin as a possible treatment option for children suffering from cerebral folate deficiency.
- Early double-blind trials have demonstrated that leucovorin can enhance speech and communication in some children with autism, while Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, has stated that reliable scientific evidence does not support a link between acetaminophen use and the development of autism.
- Kennedy’s medical assertions contradict well-established scientific research, and this upcoming announcement may lead to changes in recommendations for pregnant women and influence approaches to managing autism, impacting a large number of families.
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Watch as Donald Trump repeatedly admits that his unproven claims about autism might not be true. Speaking in the Oval Office with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday (22 September), the pair claimed that there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism in children. During the announcement, which scientists and studies have disputed, Mr Trump appeared to regularly doubt the validity of his own word…
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When Christina Collura’s son, Luca, was 3 years old, she received confirmation that he was on the spectrum. The journey to helping him took a detour this week, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant women shouldn’t take Tylenol, linking acetaminophen to autism.
Republican senator publicly questions Trump announcement linking autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana doctor who chairs the Senate health committee, is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to release any evidence tying acetaminophen use during pregnancy to autism, noting that “the preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case.”
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