What You Need to Know about the Tylenol-Autism Debate
The craze of taking Tylenol to despite President Trump is already taking its toll...
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya joins Glenn Beck to explain the Trump administration’s warning that Tylenol may be linked to autism.
“Talk to your doctor,” he urges, as he explains what the announcement really meant.
Plus, he provides evidence that this warning is nothing new.
About Dr. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya
Dr. Bhattacharya is an Indian American physician-scientist and health economist who currently serves as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a position he assumed on April 1, 2025.
He was nominated by President Donald Trump in November 2024 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2025.
Before leading the NIH, Bhattacharya was a professor of medicine, economics, and health research policy at Stanford University.
Bhattacharya earned his undergraduate, master’s, MD, and PhD in economics from Stanford University.
He is widely recognized for his early and often controversial stance on COVID-19, particularly for co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration, which questioned the efficacy of lock downs and emphasized the importance of intellectual humility and freedom of speech in science.
His research interests include population aging, chronic disease, and the effects of government policies and programs on health.
As NIH Director, he aims to rebuild trust in public health, address chronic illness, and encourage different perspectives in research