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

“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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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  - Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    He is changing his tune now that lawsuits started flying
    
    They outright came out saying Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism a few weeks back… now they acknowledge they are full of shit but added a “suggest” to save some face.
    
    Again, the gist of this news is that he is backtracking. To expect they will quote everything he said in the headline is nonsense (specially when it literally is nonsense), otherwise you’d expect the headline to contain the entire article
    
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    stray@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I don’t agree with that read of the situation given these quotes from the article:
    
    Kennedy has couched his statements by saying there was no clear scientific evidence showing causation: During a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9 with Trump, Kennedy said: “Anybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy unless they have to, is irresponsible. It is not proof. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.”
    
    Asked if Kennedy’s latest comments signaled a softening of his stance on the issue, Emily G. Hilliard, Health and Human Services press secretary, said: “It’s the same position the Secretary has had since the beginning.”
    
    Further detail on that quote from the 9th:
    
    Kennedy acknowledged that studies haven’t proven that acetaminophen causes autism, but that correlations with its use are so strong that it would be irresponsible to ignore.
    
    “It’s not dispositive that it causes autism,” Kennedy said. “It’s so suggestive that anybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy is irresponsible.”
    
    eu.usatoday.com/story/news/…/86606151007/
    
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