Dr. Oz publicly breaks from Trump on Tylenol as he encourages pregnant women to take the drug
Dr. Oz weighs in on Trump’s Tylenol claim with ‘best option’
- Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, publicly contradicted Donald Trump's assertion that Tylenol (acetaminophen) taken during pregnancy causes autism.
- Oz advised pregnant women to follow their doctors' advice regarding Tylenol for fevers, calling it "probably your best option" for managing lower-grade fevers.
- Donald Trump had previously urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol during a press conference, making unproven claims about its link to autism.
- Medical experts and scientific studies, including a significant US government-funded one, have found no increased risk of autism from Tylenol use during pregnancy.
- Trump's administration has faced pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a proponent of "alternative" medicine, to investigate factors contributing to autism, with doctors expressing worry over Trump's unproven claims.