"President Donald Trump's call for pregnant women to avoid Tylenol is drawing sharp criticism from researchers who say the advice ignores decades of evidence and could endanger mothers and babies. At a White House event Monday, Trump linked acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to autism and encouraged women to tough out fevers. The remarks, made alongside health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a longtime critic of mainstream medicine rattled doctors and drugmakers."
"Mady Hornig, a New York physician-scientist who has studied pregnancy-related risk factors for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for 25 years, said the White House's message misrepresents the science around acetaminophen, which is also known as paracetamol in Europe and elsewhere. It seemed like they had indicated that there was evidence that prolonging a fever is a good thing, Hornig, a visiting scientist at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, said in an interview. It's astonishing misinformation."
"Trump and Kennedy have both sought to challenge health guidance and practices, sometimes relying on cherry-picked evidence. The U.S. leader also has a record of promoting unfounded medical theories. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists called the latest advice on acetaminophen irresponsible, while the American Academy of Pediatrics also said misrepresenting science does a disservice to autistic people. The U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said there's no evidence that paracetamol causes autism and said it remains safe during pregnancy."
An advisory urging pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen claimed links between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and autism and suggested tolerating fevers. Researchers characterized the advisory as misrepresenting decades of evidence and warned it could endanger mothers and babies. Medical societies called the advice irresponsible and said misrepresenting science harms autistic people. A major U.K. regulator stated no evidence links paracetamol to autism and affirmed safety during pregnancy. Longitudinal cohort research indicates that moderate or high fevers in pregnancy correlate with elevated autism risk, particularly in the second trimester, and that acetaminophen use can reduce that elevated risk.
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