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Tylenol's reputation rebounds among Republicans |
Despite President Trump's explicit opinion that "taking Tylenol is not good" last year, recent polling found that the brand's reputation among Republicans has largely bounced back. |
In September, Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced from the Oval Office that they would not recommend pregnant women take acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, over unsubstantiated claims that it could be linked to autism. "Fight like hell not to take it," Trump told pregnant women. According to YouGov data, this announcement led to a drop among Republicans adults who said they would consider buying Tylenol, with the percentage going from 48.8 percent to 39.4 percent within five weeks. But as of Jan. 19, 45.5 percent of Republicans said they would consider buying the common over-the-counter medication. Among Democrats, the trend moved in the opposite direction, with a 4.6‑point increase in those saying they would buy the drug within five weeks, bringing consideration to 54.2 percent by early November. "Rather than a brief spike, the increase held across several weeks, pointing to a widening gap in how different political groups responded to the same set of events," YouGov wrote. There was less movement among the general public, moving from 48.2 percent on the day of Trump's remarks to 45 percent by mid-December. As of Jan. 19, 46 percent of all U.S adults said they would consider buying Tylenol. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, I'm Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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Americans are more worried about affording health care than any other household necessity, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll published Thursday. The poll, conducted with 1,426 adults Jan. 13-20, found that two-thirds of respondents said they felt more anxious about paying for health care than for the most basic household essentials including utilities, food and groceries, housing and gas. More than half of … |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday filed a civil rights complaint against Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, claiming he discriminated against Armenians in Los Angeles County by accusing them of hospice fraud. The complaint argues that Oz “spewed baseless and racially charged allegations” that put hospices at risk of not receiving patients. Newsom’s office said … |
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President Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating drug addiction and substance abuse on Thursday, dubbing it "the Great American Recovery Initiative." The initiative directs federal agencies to use grant funds to support addiction recovery and increase awareness surrounding addiction. The effort will also help agencies consolidate a number of programs including those pertaining to drug prevention, treatment … |
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ACA enrollment drops by 1M-plus after subsidies expire |
Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment dropped by more than a million after enhanced subsidies expired last year, causing monthly insurance premiums to skyrocket. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported Wednesday that 23 million people signed up for open enrollment, which concluded on Jan. 15. It marks a drop-off from the 24.2 million people who enrolled for insurance during the same period in 2025. Last … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Virginia bill offers forgivable med school loans for service in state health care deserts (The Virginia Independent)
- University of Utah suddenly ends all remaining health care for transgender youth, pointing to expected bans (The Salt Lake Tribune)
- Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care (The 19th News)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- 'I can't tell you': attorneys, relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees (KFF Health News)
- Tenuous biomedical funding has put first-year Ph.D. students in a bind (Stat)
- Small risk of severe acute pancreatitis with weight-loss jabs, UK regulator warns (The Guardian)
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