Comment on Health Secretary Kennedy says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism

• Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What “studies”? you are now literally making things up and pretending this is less clickbait?

  A month later, Trump and Kennedy, neither of whom are doctors, held a press conference in September to specifically warn pregnant women against taking the medication without citing any scientific evidence.

  Even the FDA, under these absolute morons, cannot come up with anything to throw at Acetaminophen

  “The FDA is responding to prior clinical and laboratory studies that suggest a potential association between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes,” the agency said in its announcement. "FDA also recognizes that there are contrary studies showing no association and that there can be risks for untreated fever in pregnancy, both for the mother and fetus. "

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  • stray@pawb.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “The causative association with, between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive,” Kennedy told reporters, citing animal, blood and observational studies.

    From the OP article, emphasis mine.

    Even the quote you shared says “prior clinical and laboratory studies”.

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    • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      yes but they have provided no such “studies” to “suggest” this link… it is literally the opinion, without ANY SUBSTANCE, of a guy who chooses to swim in black water

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      • stray@pawb.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        But they’re reporting on what he said, and what he said is that studies suggest a causal link. It doesn’t matter whether or not he’s lying about it. The headline as written suggests he’s changing his tune on the alleged Tylenol/autism connection, but he isn’t.

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