GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Trump Administration suggested a link between autism and acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during a press conference on Monday afternoon.
The president and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggested a link between the drug being used during pregnancy and an autism diagnosis of the baby later in life.
Local OB/GYN from University of Michigan - Health West, Dr. Brad Irving, is telling people not to panic following an announcement like the one planned for today.
"First thing I would say is, don't panic. The practice of women's health with obstetrics, midwifery, those who have been medically trained who follow the research, follow the data," said Dr. Irving. "We go through a lot of effort to try to provid