Parents are flocking to natural and ‘clean medicine’ brands. Medical experts are worried For companies selling these treatments for kids, Trump’s Tylenol attacks are good for business

https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/07/tylenol-alternatives-surge-after-trump-autism-claims/ When Trump’s Tylenol attacks are good for business When President Trump warned that pregnant women and children should avoid taking Tylenol, the vast majority of medical experts said there’s insufficient evidence to support any claims linking the drug to autism. But as STAT’s Sarah Todd reports, that didn’t stop the wellness industry from pouncing on the pronouncement as a business opportunity. “Wellness influencers are well-practiced” at capitalizing on fear, “even if that’s fear they helped manufacture,” wellness debunker Mallory DeMille noted on Instagram. Medical experts worry about the prospect of kids taking homeopathic products that are neither regulated nor well-researched, and about how the companies and influencers making money off parents’ concerns may further erode trust in science-based medicine. Read more from Sarah on “clean medicine” and the slippery slope of supplements.