Treating childhood fevers has long been a source of parental angst. Do you feed a fever or starve it? (Spoiler: Kids who are sick need to eat and drink enough to keep their bodies hydrated and well-nourished, doctors say.)

But in September, when President Donald Trump told pregnant women to “ fight like hell not to take” Tylenol over unfounded claims it was linked to autism, the ongoing debate over what’s long been considered a standard of care for kids’ fevers bubbled up again.

“A friend’s baby (7 months) was running a 101 fever on Friday night and she texted me, ‘of course now I’m scared to give him Tylenol,’” one Reddit user posted recently.

A person identifying as a health care worker posted in a different Reddit thread last month that a patient “brought their infant in with

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