MaddowBlog-Study debunks Trump claims, shows no link between acetaminophen and autism [View all]

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Remember the president's many rants about Tylenol? The latest evidence shows how wrong he was.

“Study debunks Trump claims, shows no link between acetaminophen and autism
Remember the president's many rants about Tylenol? The latest evidence shows how wrong he was.”

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— Redeem the soul America (@rneagle.bsky.social) 2026-01-19T22:12:09.148Z

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It remains a mystery why Mr. “Inject Disinfectants” believes that he has the credibility and expertise needed to give Americans guidance on matters of public health, but for those interested in evidence, The New York Times reported over the weekend:

A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that there was no evidence that the painkiller increased the risk of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders.

‘We found no clinically important increase in the risk of autism, A.D.H.D. or intellectual disability,’ Dr. Asma Khalil, a professor of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine at St. George’s Hospital, University of London, and the lead author of the report, said at a news briefing. The study was published on Friday in the British medical journal The Lancet.

Khalil added that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, remains “the first-line treatment that we would recommend if the pregnant women have pain or fever in pregnancy.”...

The next time the president starts offering advice on over-the-counter pain treatments, however, keep this in mind.