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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rhian Lubin

Judges allow lawsuit that ties Tylenol to autism to continue after it was dismissed for lack of ‘scientific evidence’

A lawsuit against the manufacturers of Tylenol arguing its alleged link to autism can proceed after a U.S. appeals court reversed the decision of a judge who previously dismissed it over a lack of scientific evidence.

The move has revived more than 500 private lawsuits against Tylenol maker Kenvue and comes less than a year after President Donald Trump urged pregnant women not to take the painkiller over its links to autism — a claim scientists said is based on “no evidence whatsoever.”

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