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

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Source: USA Today

Updated Oct. 29, 2025, 11:51 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Oct. 29 that he does not have "sufficient" evidence to link Tylenol to autism, more than a month after the White House discouraged the medicine's use by pregnant women and young children.

Evidence does not show that Kenvue's pain medicine Tylenol definitively causes autism but that it should still be used cautiously, President Donald Trump's top health official told reporters. Last month the president said U.S. health officials would recommend limiting Tylenol's use.

Kennedy's comments also come one day after the Republican state of Texas sued Kenvue, the maker of the medicine also known as acetaminophen and which has been sold widely for decades.

"The causative association . . . 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.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/29/health-chief-insufficient-data-tylenol-causes-autism/86972118007/

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Article updated.

Original article/headline -

Kennedy, health chief, says there is not enough data to show Tylenol causes autism

Oct. 29, 2025, 6:18 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON, DC ‒ There is not enough evidence to confirm that Tylenol causes autism but the pain medication should still be used cautiously, President Donald Trump's top health official said on Oct. 29, a month after the president said U.S. health officials would recommend limiting its use.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments also come one day after the Republican state of Texas sued Kenvue, the maker of the medicine also known as acetaminophen and which has been sold widely for decades.

"The causative association ... between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely cause autism. But it is very suggestive," Kennedy told reporters, citing animal, blood and observational studies. "There should be a cautious approach to it," he added.

Trump, who is not a doctor, in September warned pregnant women against taking the medication without citing any scientific evidence. His unproven claim initially hit shares of the consumer health company, Kenvue, which was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023, and prompted pushback from many doctors.

[Irish_Dem]

1. If there is not enough data they need to keep their damn mouths shut.

[radicalleft]

2. Welp...there goes Ken Paxton's lawsuit

dumbasses

[groundloop]

3. More Krasnov stock manipulation?

[PuraVidaDreamin]

8. Isn't that convenient....

[Scrivener7]

4. Huh. I guess the lawsuit got initiated. Good. And after all that media coverage, HOW 'BOUT THOSE EPSTEIN FILES?

[Solly Mack]

5. Snicker. Liability can be scary.

[Javaman]

6. for you say you do and then you don't

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[viva la]

7. What is proven is that the other painkillers...

Can be dangerous for pregnant women and children.
But remember, Trump tells them just to "tough it out."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Does anyone think tRump toughs anything out?

[viva la]

14. Well, those who had to deal with him during Celebrity Apprentice --

certainly had some druggie tales to tell.

[mdbl]

10. He better call Dump and tell him

Dump keeps giving screwy tylenol advice as if he was a medical professional.

[Bengus81]

11. LOL!! Guess some lawyers gave him a call eh? Still staying with the circumcision nonsense?

[PSPS]

12. LOL. "Not sufficient evidence" should say "no evidence."

[struggle4progress]

13. RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism

By Sara Moniuszko
Updated on: October 14, 2025 / 3:54 PM EDT / CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-circumcision-linked-autism-experts/

Isn't it time to pull circumcision from neighborhood pharmacy shelves? Pregnant women should not be taking circumcision!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. RFK jr may be an expert witness for Tylenol in paxton's lawsuit

Link to tweet