• Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism

    Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism

    Oct 10, 2025 06:51 PM EDT

    ... with Trump in the White House as the president used his office to promote unproven and, in some cases, discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism.Kennedy also said Thursday that infant boys who are circumcised have double the rate of autism because they are given Tylenol after the procedure ...

  • Doctor challenges Trump administration's claims about acetaminophen and autism

    Doctor challenges Trump administration's claims about acetaminophen and autism

    Sep 25, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... to help make that decision. Amna Nawaz: We also heard the health secretary, Kennedy, announce that his agency is closely examining links between vaccines and autism. And he's said before that this kind of research has been actively suppressed in the past. Can I get your take on that ...

  • Autism advocate calls Trump's statements on the condition 'stigmatizing'

    Autism advocate calls Trump's statements on the condition 'stigmatizing'

    Sep 25, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... age. You have lived your whole life knowing the kind of impact that these conversations unfolding at the national level can have on people with autism and their families. What do you want people to understand about autism and the autistic community right now? Zoe Gross: Autism isn't going ...

  • What to know about leucovorin, unproven autism drug touted by Trump

    What to know about leucovorin, unproven autism drug touted by Trump

    Sep 24, 2025 08:13 PM EDT

    ... groups for parents of children with autism. Brian Noonan, of Phoenix, found out about the drug earlier this year after asking ChatGPT for the best autism drug options for his 4-year-old son. The FDA has never approved any drug for the underlying causes of autism, but the chatbot ...

  • WHO urges caution on autism and acetaminophen claims, saying several studies 'found no such relationship'

    WHO urges caution on autism and acetaminophen claims, saying several studies 'found no such relationship'

    Sep 23, 2025 03:09 PM EDT

    ... autism to acetaminophen WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic noted “some observational studies” that have suggested a possible association between prenatal exposure to acetaminophen, or paracetamol, and autism, “but evidence remains inconsistent.” Several studies conducted afterward have “found no such relationship,” he said. “If the link between acetaminophen and autism were strong ...

  • Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen

    Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen

    Sep 22, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    Dr. Alycia Hallady: Vaccines have actually been the number one most studied environmental factor in the causes of autism. It has been studied dozens of times across the world in different populations. And there has been no credible evidence to link vaccine administration to autism in different subgroups of people ...

  • NIH director says millions will be spent to 'turbocharge' autism research

    NIH director says millions will be spent to 'turbocharge' autism research

    Sep 22, 2025 10:20 PM EDT

    ... if the parent shows no signs of autism. More on what we know about autism from our coverage: Trump administration suggests acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Experts say a link between the two is unproven Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to ...

  • Trump administration suggests acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Experts say a link between the two is unproven

    Trump administration suggests acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism. Experts say a link between the two is unproven

    Sep 22, 2025 09:29 PM EDT

    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 potential link experts have studied and say is unproven. Speaking Monday from the White House, the president said women should not take acetaminophen, also known ...

  • Here's what we know about the causes of autism

    Here's what we know about the causes of autism

    Sep 22, 2025 05:19 PM EDT

    ... concern that measles vaccine — or other vaccines — could be linked to autism has been long debunked, stress scientists and leading advocacy groups for people with autism. What about Tylenol? The Washington Post reported Monday that the Trump administration plans to link autism to the use of the painkiller Tylenol, or ...

  • WATCH: White House briefing addresses Trump's Bondi social media post, autism announcement

    WATCH: White House briefing addresses Trump's Bondi social media post, autism announcement

    Sep 22, 2025 05:16 PM EDT

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied Monday that President Donald Trump is attempting to weaponize the Justice Department by urging his attorney general to go after his perceived political foes.