Jillian Michaels, Jessica Reed-Kraus Talk Autism, Leland Vittert's New Book
The claim linking Tylenol to autism lacks scientific support and contributes to mistrust in doctors while increasing stigma for mothers, officials say.
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Jillian Michaels, Jessica Reed-Kraus talk autism, Leland Vittert's new book
(NewsNation) — The national conversation around autism has ramped up. Last week, President Trump discouraged pregnant women from taking Tylenol, saying research needs to be done to see if there is a potential link between the pain reliever and higher autism risk. Jillian Michaels, host of the “Keeping It Real” podcast, and Jessica Reed Kraus, an independent journalist, joined Tuesday's "On Balance" to discuss the topic. Trump’s comments on …
Parents of Autistic Children Say Focus on Tylenol, Autism Is a Positive Step
Like many parents of children with autism, Greer McGuinness listened with interest when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other officials announced on Sept. 22 that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, may be associated with the disorder. The New York resident is a registered dietitian and autism expert whose 11-year-old son Keegan was diagnosed with the condition at 19 months old. To better help her son, she went back to co…
The cruelty of the Tylenol autism announcement
Pregnancy is painful. Anyone who has lived it knows: Your body aches, your joints swell, fevers can become dangerous within hours. And the list of medications considered safe is vanishingly short. For decades, one of the few options pregnant women could reliably reach for was acetaminophen, better known as Tylenol. Now, the White House, standing shoulder to shoulder with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who is neither a doctor nor a scientist — has decla…
Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Claims Ignite a Medical Firestorm
In a move that has sparked widespread backlash from the medical community, President Donald Trump recently claimed that Tylenol, a commonly used over-the-counter pain reliever, may be linked to increased autism rates in the United States. Speaking at a White House press conference on Sept. 22, Trump urged pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — stating, “Don’t take Tylenol. Fight like hell not to take it.“ The …
Trump’s Tylenol statement spreads disinformation
The White House’s announcement on Sept. 22 – falsely linking autism to taking Tylenol during pregnancy – is a scary reflection of how the administration is changing the mission of science. During the announcement, President Donald Trump and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr. referenced autism as an “epidemic,”...
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