• News Wrap: Famine spreads to 2 regions of war-torn Sudan

    News Wrap: Famine spreads to 2 regions of war-torn Sudan

    Nov 03, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a deal worth about $48 billion. The pain reliever has been in the spotlight recently amid unproven claims by President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that Tylenol is linked to autism. Shares of Kimberly-Clark fell more than 14 percent today.

  • Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal

    Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal

    Nov 03, 2025 03:49 PM EST

    Kennedy reiterated the FDA guidance during a press conference last week. He said that there isn't sufficient evidence to link the drug to autism. "We have asked physicians to minimize the use to when its absolutely necessary," he said. Kenvue has continued to push back on the Trump administration ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. strikes alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing at least 14

    News Wrap: U.S. strikes alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing at least 14

    Oct 28, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... like Toyota and Toshiba, among others. Here at home, the state of Texas is suing the makers of Tylenol for allegedly hiding unproven links to autism and other disorders. The lawsuit from Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton echoes recent allegations by President Trump that the active ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen ...

  • Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections

    Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections

    Oct 21, 2025 06:19 PM EST

    ... Borders, who owns an insurance company and works as an Elvis impersonator, said he’s driven by concern about his grandson, who he believes developed autism after getting vaccinated – though there’s no credible scientific evidence that's possible. He said these bills aren’t anti-science and that he ...

  • WATCH: Trump holds a Cabinet meeting as Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire

    WATCH: Trump holds a Cabinet meeting as Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire

    Oct 09, 2025 01:58 PM EST

    ... autism and giving babies Tylenol after circumcisions At Thursday's Cabinet meeting, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated the unproven link between Tylenol and autism. He said children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, which is because they’re given Tylenol afterward. This unfounded claim ...

  • Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

    Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

    Oct 07, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... investigator, pediatric scientist. And then I met my wife, Ann, in medical school and graduate school. Now we have four kids, including Rachel, who has autism and intellectual disabilities. And, if you remember, that was the first assertion that -- false claims that vaccines cause autism. And I saw it was ...

  • WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are in shutdown fight 'until we win,' blasts Trump social media video as 'racist and fake'

    WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are in shutdown fight 'until we win,' blasts Trump social media video as 'racist and fake'

    Sep 30, 2025 05:26 PM EST

    ... a lectern with a sign that says “Save healthcare,” Democrats were joined by a mother who depends on Medicaid to care for her sons with autism, a college professor who uses tax credits to afford health insurance and a nurse who warned that cuts to health care would endanger her ...

  • 12 ways RFK Jr. has undercut vaccine confidence as health secretary

    12 ways RFK Jr. has undercut vaccine confidence as health secretary

    Sep 26, 2025 05:45 PM EST

    ... Amish, for example.” The claim that Amish children do not have autism due to not being vaccinated has been debunked by research for years. WATCH: Autism advocate calls Trump’s statements on the condition ‘stigmatizing’ Kennedy also vowed further research into whether there is any link between autism and vaccines ...

  • News Wrap: Trump signs order aiming to keep TikTok available in U.S.

    News Wrap: Trump signs order aiming to keep TikTok available in U.S.

    Sep 25, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... News Hour": we speak with the families of Americans killed and detained in the West Bank; a deeper look at the questionable claims the Trump administration is making about Tylenol, pregnancy and autism; and ordinary citizens work to document exhibits at the Smithsonian amid the White House's threatened changes.

  • Trump again dispenses unproven medical advice, reminiscent of his COVID claims

    Trump again dispenses unproven medical advice, reminiscent of his COVID claims

    Sep 23, 2025 05:06 PM EST

    ... not only unsupported and wrong but flat out malpractice in managing pregnancy and protecting fetal life." WATCH: Health experts respond to Trump’s claims linking autism to acetaminophen Ahead of the autism event, Trump had suggested that his administration had discovered new medical links that would dramatically explain why its ...