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fromFortune
1 day ago
Public health

Kenvue chief hits back at Trump and RFK Jr.'s Tylenol autism claims in memo to 20,000 employees: 'This team is guided by science' | Fortune

Acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever for pregnant women; a decade of research shows no credible autism link and the company commits to science-based safety.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago
Medicine

Tylenol Is Popular and Safe, Yet Nobody Knows How It Works

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is safe and effective when used as directed, though its exact mechanism for reducing pain and fever remains uncertain.
fromFortune
1 day ago
Public health

Kenvue chief hits back at Trump and RFK Jr.'s Tylenol autism claims in memo to 20,000 employees: 'This team is guided by science' | Fortune

fromPoynter
1 week ago

An old Tylenol tweet is being taken out of context. Medical groups continue to back its safety in pregnancy. - Poynter

Two days after Trump's news conference, social media sleuths found an old tweet from the company that they said undermined the company's message. "We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant," Tylenol March 7, 2017, replying to another post. "Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today." The post Tylenol replied to has since been deleted, so it's impossible to know what comment prompted this reply nearly eight and a half years ago.
Public health
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over unproven autism risk

US President urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol (Tylenol) citing unproven autism links and questioned MMR vaccination, prompting strong medical backlash.
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