EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Tylenol, autism and childhood vaccines have been making headlines as the Trump Administration continues to share new health recommendations.

Dr. Emily Oster, a professor at Brown University, specializes in data-driven approaches to health and parenting.

She joined 12 News at 4 to talk more about the statistics surrounding whether there's a causal relationship between Tylenol and autism spectrum disorder among other topics.

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