“If you’re pregnant, don’t take Tylenol.”
Those are the words of President Trump at a high-profile White House press conference, flanked by health officials Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, as well as mothers of children with autism.
The federal government is finally acknowledging a link between the prenatal use of acetaminophen—commonly known as Tylenol—and autism. The president and his team deserve the utmost credit for their courage in the face of relentless media spin, pharma-funded smears, and partisan attacks.
Since news of this announcement first broke , mainstream media outlets have engaged in political spin, attacking the messenger rather than grappling with the science. In their telling, Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. indulges in fringe or baseless theo