Leucovorin for autism: Prescriptions surged 700% after Trump endorsed “a random drug that probably doesn’t work” Meghan Holohan | September 11, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/09/11/leucovorin-for-autism-prescriptions-surged-700-after-trump-endorsed-a-random-drug-that-probably-doesnt-work/ Following a White House press conference suggesting leucovorin as a treatment for autism in September 2025, and despite a lack of supporting data, US prescriptions of the drug soared, according to a paper published yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).