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Doctors still recommend Tylenol for fevers, pain in pregnancy, say Trump
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Doctors worry President Trump's message of "tough it out" will harm women and their babies, as high fever and severe pain can be dangerous during pregnancy.
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Countering Trump, European health officials stress that acetaminophen is safe to use during pregnancy
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Doctors still recommend Tylenol for fevers, pain in pregnancy, say Trump
After Trump mentioned an announcement Monday on an autism cause, medical experts weigh in on whether acetaminophen use during pregnancy is linked to autism risk.
Experts say there is no single cause of the disorder and that the rhetoric used by the Trump administration appears to ignore and undermine decades of science.
President Trump and HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are expected to tie autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, and present a cancer drug as a possible treatment. There is little credible scientific evidence for either claim.
Donald Trump said pregnant women must not take acetaminophen, as his government moved to link the drug to Autism, contradicting medical consensus on its safety as a painkiller during pregnancy.
President Trump said Monday the FDA approved a chemotherapy drug called leucovorin as a treatment to alleviate symptoms of autism. The FDA also said it was warning that acetaminophen use during pregnancy may be linked to autism.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.”
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Concerns about the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and its potential link to autism have been raised, but experts say more research is needed. President Trump and his administration held a press conference Monday suggesting Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism.
The White House is expected to announce a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, causing concern and opposition from medical experts who say the claim lacks evidence.
Over the weekend, President Trump told reporters he believed acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, was "a very big factor" in autism risk despite a recent study finding that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy was not tied to autism.
The Trump administration announced Monday that the FDA will be updating drug labelling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting a link between the painkiller and autism.
President Trump announced new FDA guidance suggesting a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism, sparking debate among experts and drugmakers.
Studies have not found a direct cause and effect between the two. By Mary Kekatos, Cheyenne Haslett, and Sony Salzman September 22, 2025, 3:13 PM The Trump administration stated on Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may be linked to an increased risk of autism.
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