US EditionIdaho Doctors Respond to Federal Warning on Tylenol Use in Pregnancy, Possible Autism Link
HHS plans to add a warning label to acetaminophen for pregnant women despite experts citing inconclusive evidence and complex autism causes, including genetics and environment.
- On 22 September 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced HHS would add a warning label to acetaminophen and notify doctors to reduce use in pregnancy.
- Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1 in 31 eight-year-olds had an ASD diagnosis in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020.
- Experts and scientific groups said the September 22 press conference alarmed researchers and cited a nearly 2.5 million children Swedish study showing associations could be explained by other factors.
- The Food and Drug Administration said it will approve leucovorin for cerebral folate deficiency and Mehmet Oz confirmed coverage, while the National Institutes of Health launched a $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative and Kenvue Inc. shares fell nearly 7.5%.
- Federal court rulings centralized Tylenol lawsuits into an MDL before U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who excluded plaintiffs' experts for unsound methods, while ACOG and regulators warn against switching drugs and clinicians caution untreated fevers risk unborn children.
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Trump, Tylenol and autism: Warning spurs confusion in Michigan
Tylenol may soon have a warning label about the dangers of the drug for expectant momsPregnant women have few safe choices for over-the-counter pain and fever treatmentThe drug will continue to be available without a prescriptionMichigan doctors say President Donald Trump’s warning that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy could cause autism has led to confusion and consternation among expectant families, physicians and researchers.Studies have r…
Idaho doctors respond to federal warning on Tylenol use in pregnancy, possible autism link
A new federal announcement is raising questions about whether acetaminophen better known as Tylenol could be linked to autism, sparking debate among health experts.Tylenol has long been considered the safest option for pregnant women battling pain or fever. But after the Trump administration announced plans to relabel the drug over concerns about possible autism risks, local doctors say its important to separate headlines from facts.WATCH: Idaho…
'You own this': GOP lawmaker who backed RFK Jr torched as he worries over autism claims
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a physician-turned-lawmaker who voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy as the head of Health and Human Services, is sparking backlash after raising doubts on the HHS secretary’s new report linking autism to the use of Tylenol by pregnant mothers, a claim that experts say existi...
Cassidy asks HHS for new data to support claims tying Tylenol to autism
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) called on the Trump administration on Monday to release additional information on why it believes the active ingredient in Tylenol could lead to an increased autism risk in children if used during pregnancy. Cassidy, who leads the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, made the request in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s warning this week about the risks of acet…
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