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Trump’s Top Anti-Tylenol Expert Was Paid to Hate Tylenol, Records Show

President Donald Trump made baffling remarks during a Monday press conference, claiming that pregnant women should avoid Tylenol, the brand name of acetaminophen, arguing that it was associated with a “very increased” risk of autism. It was a new low for the Trump administration, leading to widespread outrage and incredulity among experts. Then things got even sketchier when the New York Times revealed that the researcher behind the studies cited during Monday’s press conference had a financia

Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn

For decades, the discussion around autism has been a hotbed of misinformation, misinterpretation, and bad science, ranging from the long-discredited link between the neurodevelopmental condition and vaccines, to newer claims that going gluten-free and avoiding ultra-processed foods can reverse autistic traits. On Monday night, this specter arose again in the Oval Office, as President Donald Trump announced his administration’s new push to study the causes of autism with claims that the common p

Anti-vaccine groups melt down over RFK Jr. linking autism to Tylenol

Health Secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday evening announced that the use of Tylenol (aka acetaminophen, paracetamol) during pregnancy is linked to autism—an unproven assertion that had previously sent Kennedy's anti-vaccine allies into a rage. In a press event alongside Trump, Kennedy said that the Food and Drug Administration will work to update the drug's safety label and notify physicians of the concerns. At the same time, the administration also touted leuco