A judge sharply criticized expert Andrea Baccarelli’s use of the 'Navigation Guide' for inconsistent, selective downgrading of studies in testimony underpinning acetaminophen–autism claims. The article argues the same methodological issues appear in a Harvard‑affiliated systematic review now cited to justify HHS warnings.
— If courts must audit scientific methods in contested health debates, they become a key transparency backstop when academic and agency gatekeeping fail.
Jerusalem Demsas
2025.10.13
70% relevant
The article’s focus on RFK Jr.’s Tylenol–autism push sits alongside recent judicial scrutiny of methodological cherry‑picking in acetaminophen litigation, underscoring how courts can constrain weak evidence that officials or advocates amplify.
Cremieux
2025.09.24
100% relevant
Quoted court passage rebuking Baccarelli for treating Gustavson 2021’s sibling‑control analysis differently than Brandlistuen 2013.
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