HHS responds to report about autism and acetaminophen

Image credit: Tara Winstead via Pexels. Article by Yuki Noguchi and Jon Hamilton. NPR – September 6, 2025.

The Trump administration is planning to release a report this month that will reportedly link use of the common painkiller acetaminophen (sold under the brand name Tylenol) during pregnancy, as well as certain vitamin deficiencies, to autism spectrum disorder, despite lacking the scientific research to back up such claims. This is just the latest controversy surrounding the actions of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has […]

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