Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
FDA will alert doctors about a possible autism risk linked to prenatal acetaminophen use amid conflicting studies and ongoing recommendations for cautious dosing in pregnancy.
- On Monday, the Trump administration will announce that pregnant women's use of Tylenol is potentially linked to autism, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joining President Donald Trump.
- Observational studies prompted renewed scrutiny as they suggested prenatal acetaminophen exposure may be linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, while a 2024 Swedish study of over 2 million children found no autism risk increase.
- Officials are citing small studies of leucovorin, a cancer and anemia drug, as a potential autism therapy while the FDA and HHS consider related actions despite limited evidence from a 2018 study of 48 children.
- Medical groups and experts cautioned that acetaminophen remains the safest option during pregnancy, while Kenvue denied any link and warned that guideline changes could affect millions of pregnancies.
- Scientists emphasize that causation remains unresolved, noting genetic factors explain about 80 percent of autism risk, while critics say Monday's announcement outpaces the NIH review and available science.
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Congressional Conflicts: Lawmakers Dump Tylenol Stock Before Autism Controversy
Credit: (Screenshot), NewsWest 9 and Scripps News, via YouTube Before President Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, three members of Congress dumped stock in the Fortune 500 company that makes the popular painkiller — sell-offs that saved them from incurring sizable losses, an investigation by The Center Square found. The lawmakers sold $1,001 to $15,000 each in Kenvue Inc., a Summit, New Jersey-based consumer products c…
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Congressional Conflicts: Lawmakers dump Tylenol stock before autism controversy
(The Center Square) — Before President Trump warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, three members of Congress dumped stock in the Fortune 500 company that makes the popular painkiller -- sell-offs that saved them from incurring sizable losses, an…
Linking autism and Tylenol, as Trump and Kennedy Jr. did, is a dangerous and irresponsible poison.
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