US EditionTrump, RFK Jr. cause confusion and fear for moms with Tylenol announcement
President Trump and Health Secretary RFK Jr. claimed a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism despite large studies debunking this, causing public confusion.
- Earlier this week, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference warning pregnant women to avoid Tylenol unless medically necessary.
- The Trump administration claims Tylenol use during pregnancy links to autism, but large-scale research studies dispute this and the Food and Drug Administration says causality is unproven.
- Medical experts pushed back, arguing acetaminophen remains safest for fever and pain in pregnancy despite Monday's remarks causing confusion and worry among pregnant people and families.
- Tylenol's manufacturer responded with targeted social media messaging as consumers grow distrustful of medicine manufacturers, while lawyers warned of `irreparable damage` to the drug's reputation and broader health policy risks.
- Scholars draw historical parallels, noting the 'refrigerator mom' theory blamed mothers and caused harm, with Martine Lappé saying `We really have a long history of blaming mothers in this country, and we're seeing that reinforced through the narratives around autism's causes right now`.
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Health organizations attacking Trump’s Tylenol-autism claims are cozied up with Big Pharma
Medical establishmentarians have come out of the woodwork to condemn the Trump administration’s recent autism announcement. Although these health organizations dispute the administration’s findings from a medical perspective, many of them omit their close ties to pharmaceutical companies. President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked outrage among the medical establishment by formally naming acetaminophen, the active …
Health organizations attacking Trump's Tylenol-autism claims are cozied up with Big Pharma
Medical establishmentarians have come out of the woodwork to condemn the Trump administration's recent autism announcement. Although these health organizations dispute the administration's findings from a medical perspective, many of them omit their close ties to pharmaceutical companies. President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked outrage among the medical establishment by formally naming acetaminophen, the active …
Massachusetts DPH pushes back against Trump admin’s ‘harmful’ unproven claims about Tylenol use during pregnancy
Local health officials and doctors and pushing back against the Trump administration for the feds’ “harmful” unproven claims that tie Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism. As OB/GYNs tell their patients that acetaminophen is safe to use during pregnancy, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is also advising residents that acetaminophen is “one of the safest” and most commonly used meds to relieve pain and reduce fever in pregnancy. Th…
‘Historic’ White House Announcement on Autism and Tylenol Causes Confusion
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside the “Make America Healthy Again” team for a “historic” announcement on autism. Back in April, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had promised to reveal what was causing “the autism epidemic” by September. At the start of this month, people close to the MAHA movement suggested that Kennedy’s upcoming autism announcement would link Tylenol use during pregnancy with the conditio…
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