New medical guidance affirms Tylenol safety during pregnancy months after Trump sows doubt

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine issued new guidance affirming acetaminophen (Tylenol) as the first-line treatment for pain and fever during pregnancy, contradicting prior warnings from the Trump administration. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the FDA to shift autism research toward environmental causes, while the FDA had previously proposed label changes for acetaminophen despite no proven link to autism.