Trump, HHS Share Tylenol Claim; Experts Reject Link

President Trump told pregnant women to avoid Tylenol (acetaminophen), suggesting it causes autism, and the HHS account, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reshared an eight‑year‑old Tylenol reply. Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, said the reshared post is incomplete and that acetaminophen used as directed and after consulting a doctor remains the safest option in pregnancy. Medical experts and global health agencies have strongly rejected a proven causal link between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism, noting correlation is not causation and citing large recent studies that found no relationship. The specific study promoted by Trump, authored by Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, has been criticized because he was paid by plaintiffs and a federal judge has excluded his expert testimony for misrepresenting results. In the U.K., Nigel Farage declined to criticize Trump — saying “science is never settled” — and British health officials including Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Scottish ministers John Swinney and Neil Gray condemned the claims as reckless and urged the public to follow established medical guidance.