Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement.

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I’ve got no idea what the alleged evidence for this is, but what I do know is that the people making these announcements are completely untrustworthy.

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    It’s also worth noting that it’s pretty much the only OTC painkiller you’re allowed to take while pregnant, so

    A. I would imagine the percentage of people who’ve taken it at least once while pregnant is staggeringly high, to such a point that this would be very difficult to adequately establish causation and

    B. They are, once again, just screwing over pregnant people