FDA Slaps Down Trump's Touted Autism Drug

The FDA finds little evidence that leucovorin, a generic form of vitamin B9 touted by President Trump and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, helps most kids with autism. They approved it only for a rare genetic disorder called cerebral folate deficiency affecting fewer than 1 in a million Americans, walking back White House hype from a September presser where Makary claimed it could benefit 20-50% of autistic children. Read more about this...