Autism
FDA announces plan for folinic acid to be accessible prescription treatment for children with autism
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Martin A. Makary announced that the FDA is filing a federal register notice to change the label on Leucovorin, so it can be...
Trump links autism to Tylenol, sparking backlash from maker and medical groups
President Trump on Monday linked autism to the use of painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy, stirring debate and confusion about a key ingredient in Tylenol that had been considered safe...
Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism, a link experts say is unproven
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a potential link experts have studied...
Trump links paracetamol use in pregnancy to increased risk of autism – here’s what the evidence says
Donald Trump has claimed the use of paracetamol in pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of autism - but what does the evidence say?Americans consume more than 40%...
With ‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘The Accountant 2,’ Pop Culture Is Thinking Differently About Autism
Christian Wolff’s origin story in the film personifies the most common ways parents react upon receiving the diagnosis that their child is autistic. Jason Davis’ Neurologist, the head of...
HHS says one in 31 children have autism; Kennedy vows to get answers by fall
Autism is "running rampant" in the U.S., with an estimated one in 31 children experiencing the disorder compared to one in 36 two years earlier, the Department of Health...
The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines
During his Senate confirmation hearings to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented himself as a supporter of vaccines. But in office, he and the agencies he leads...
Bella Ramsey on Their ‘Freeing’ Autism Diagnosis and the Epic New Season of ‘The Last of Us’
In a sturdy, redbrick barn in rural Leicestershire, England, Bella Ramsey considers a 10-foot drop from the top of a hay bale. It’s an icy, mid-winter morning and the...
Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, on Saturday instructed leaders of the nonprofit he founded to take down a web page that mimicked the design of the...
Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and by the time she got to...
