Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
The administration urges warning labels on Tylenol for pregnant women despite no consensus, while autism affects 1 in 31 children in the U.S., CDC data shows.
- Some autistic people recoiled at the notion that autism is something to cure, while others were glad to see federal money going toward research into autism's causes.
- A fraudulent study claiming a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was later retracted by the journal that published it, as science has shown autism is mostly rooted in genetics.
- While an Indiana woman felt President Trump was blaming moms for autism by making unfounded claims that Tylenol during pregnancy causes it, a Massachusetts man whose twin sons have profound autism found Trump's words hopeful as it was the first time autism was discussed at the highest levels of government.
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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…
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…
Linking autism and Tylenol, as Trump and Kennedy Jr. did, is a dangerous and irresponsible poison.
Billings mother and doctors weigh in on Trump’s claim linking acetaminophen to autism
BILLINGS A recent claim by President Donald Trump linking the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism is raising concern among parents and medical professionals in Montana, who warn the claim lacks scientific support and could be harmful.During a press conference last week, Trump, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., described autism as an "epidemic" and referenced studies suggesting a potential link betw…
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