Browsing: Autism

This week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a generic drug, as a treatment for autism. The announcement shocked health experts because…

September 26, 20254 min readNIH Funds New Autism Studies on Genes and Environment as Trump Focuses on TylenolThe National Institutes of Health is investing $50 million…

Tylenol caplets are displayed on September 22, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Photo Illustration by Justin…

This week the Trump administration linked paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism (Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism, 22 September). We…

Americans are receiving medical guidance from President Trump and top health officials like Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that runs counter…

According to Martin Makary, head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug leucovorin will help “hundreds of thousands of kids” with autism. But…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing back against contested claims by the Trump administration that acetaminophen use during pregnancy heightens the risk of autism, further…

Generic acetaminophen capsules are shown Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Santa Ana, Calif. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP President Trump’s suggestion that a…

Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has claimed there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism…

But the US president has been condemned by experts from across the world, who fear he is deliberately fostering a narrative of distrust that could be…