September 30, 2025

Brian Lee, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in dozens of stories nationwide about the debate over whether there is a link between acetaminophen and development of autism. Lee is senior author on a notable study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on the topic. Stories included the Sept. 23 episodes of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” and WHYY’s "Studio 2," and a Scripps News segment that ran on local news affiliates across the country. He was also interviewed on Sept. 22 in the Philadelphia Inquirer and NBC News which ran on NBC stations nationwide.

He was quoted in Sept. 23 stories in TIME magazine, two pieces on NBC’s TODAY, WebMD, The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington), and a KFF Health News piece that was republished by CBS News, ABC News, MedPage Today and other outlets. On Sept. 23 he was also quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Healio, Patch, Politifact, Factcheck.org, The Independent (UK), Arizona Republic, Chemical & Engineering News, The Transmitter, Deseret News (Salt Lake City), NPR Shots, STAT news and CBC (Canada) stories and news segments on WCAU (NBC-10), KSTU-TV (Fox-Salt Lake City), KSHB-TV (NBC-Kansas City, Missouri) KDFW-TV (Fox-Houston), W Radio (Columbia) and a Sept. 24 StateImpact Oklahoma segment.

Lee was quoted in a Sept. 29 JAMA Q&A article and Sept. 30 in Scientific American, about his role as senior author on a study that found no increased risk in autism, ADHD, or intellectual disabilities in the children of women who used acetaminophen during pregnancy. Lee was also a guest on the Sept. 29 Public Health On Call podcast to talk about the study. The research was also mentioned in a Sept. 26 Valigia Blu (Italy) story. A column in The Conversation co-authored by Lee was also republished on Sept. 28 by CNN.com.

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