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US Health Secy links early circumcision to autism via Tylenol use, experts react
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Friday, 10 October, 2025
US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr claimed two studies showed children who're circumcised early have double the rate of autism, adding, "It's highly likely because they're given Tylenol." Reacting to this, an autism expert said, "None of this makes sense," while a psychiatrist said the most widely cited 2015 Danish study, which mentions the circumcision point, was "riddled with flaws".
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