"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 by the brand name Tylenol, during the entire pregnancy. He also raised unfounded concerns about vaccines."
"They say there is no single cause to the disorder and say the rhetoric appears to ignore and undermine decades of science into the genetic and environmental factors that can play a role. The announcement is the latest step the administration, driven by Kennedy and his supporters, has taken to reshape America's public health landscape. Beyond cutbacks at federal health agencies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been roiled by disagreements over Kennedy's vaccine policies."
President Donald Trump advised that women should not take acetaminophen, commonly called Tylenol, during pregnancy and suggested the drug may contribute to rising autism rates. He also raised concerns about vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement pressured the administration to provide answers about increasing autism diagnoses. Researchers attribute much of the rise in autism cases to broader diagnostic criteria and improved detection and state there is no single identified cause. Federal public health operations have shifted, producing cutbacks at agencies, disagreements at the Centers for Disease Control and an immunization panel changing COVID-19 and other shot guidance.
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