New Review Shows Studies Linking Autism and Tylenol Are False, Contradicting Trump

Willa Pope Robbins Nov 10th, 2025, 8:06 am

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The studies used to support a link between Tylenol usage during pregnancy and autism are deeply flawed and do not ultimately support an association between the two, a new review has found.

The review from the British Medical Journal looked at nine of the top studies, which found a correlation between use of the over-the-counter pain medication while pregnant and child neurodevelopment.

The review included the study touted by officials within the Trump administration to back up their repeated warnings to pregnant women not to take acetaminophen.

BMJ found that the studies contained critical flaws and were of “very low quality,” c

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