From the article: “‘They did a blood test and immediately came back and said she was very, very sick, and her liver was not functioning,’ Hawley said.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, the number one cause of acute liver failure is acetaminophen:
“Acute liver failure is loss of liver function that occurs rapidly — in days or weeks — usually in a person who has no preexisting liver disease.”
“Acute liver failure can develop quickly in an otherwise healthy person, and it is life-threatening.”
“Taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States.”
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/acute-liver-failure/symptoms-causes/syc-20352863
Why is it that so many “improved” drugs (tylenol) are worse than the old ones (aspirin)?