Overview

• President Trump urged pregnant people to avoid Tylenol and later told parents not to give it to young children, drawing clinician warnings against changing care without consulting doctors.
• ACOG, SMFM and AAP maintain that acetaminophen remains appropriate for treating pain or fever in pregnancy, noting that untreated fevers can endanger pregnancies.
• A large Swedish sibling-controlled study published in 2024 found no increased risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability once familial factors were accounted for, underscoring that associations do not prove causation.
• Politician Nancy Mace’s suggestion to use ibuprofen instead drew criticism from physicians, who note NSAIDs carry documented pregnancy risks including fetal kidney injury and ductus arteriosus constriction.
• HHS announced a $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative as local clinicians caution that studies being cited often examine extended, long-term use rather than short-term, medically guided dosing.