FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

FDA approves new use of synthetic vitamin B9 — but not for autism symptoms

The FDA announced a new approved use for the drug leucovorin, which Trump has touted as a treatment for autism. But the ...

FDA doesn’t approve leucovorin for autism. What can it be used for?

The FDA narrowed leucovorin's use to a rare disorder, a major shift after Trump and RFK Jr. promoted it for autism.

FDA Pushes Back on RFK Jr.’s Claims About Autism Drug — Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, earlier claimed that the drug leucovorin ...

FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition, but not for autism

The prescription drug leucovorin is getting a label update, though it’s not what that the US Food and Drug Administration suggested might be coming during a White House briefing in September, when ...
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FDA declines to approve drug touted by Trump as a treatment for autism

The FDA on Tuesday approved leucovorin as a treatment for a rare genetic syndrome, not for autism as the Trump administration had suggested ...

‘Betrayed’: Families are dealing with dashed hopes after pivot on autism treatment

The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they ...

FDA clears repurposed GSK drug for ultra-rare brain disease instead of autism

Months after promising help for “hundreds of thousands of kids,” the FDA approved the decades-old medicine for a disease documented in less than 50 people.
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RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an ...

The FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition and not for autism

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved leucovorin, a synthetic form of vitamin B9, as a treatment for a rare genetic condition that causes folate deficiencies in the brain. The ...