Yeah but meanwhile there’s an easy $150,000 to make by lying… er… testifying about a Tylenol/autism link. Headline, Harvard Crimson:
Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism
Really disgusting. Surprising this behavior comes not only from Harvard, but Harvard’s dean of public health!
Greedy little dude refuses to talk to the Crimson about it, which is NOT surprising. If the Crimson keeps at the story, its reporters stand a chance of earning a journalism prize or two. And meanwhile, the greedy little dude gets to enjoy his time in the Trump sun.
Talk about trading on Harvard’s name!
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Shades of Dipak Panigrahy. Monetizing your Harvard connection in exchange for lying/plagiarizing/whatever ain’t exactly unpredecented. Remember another of Harvard’s finest, Ben Edelman? Andrei Shleiffer?
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Whaddya want me to say? Just tell me what to say in order for me to get paid or to save my ass:
In a statement on Monday night, Dr. Baccarelli slightly distanced himself from [the Trump administration’s claim of a causal relationship,] saying, “Further research is needed to confirm the association and determine causality, but based on existing evidence, I believe that caution about acetaminophen use during pregnancy — especially heavy or prolonged use — is warranted.”
In his 2023 expert report for the lawsuit, however, Dr. Baccarelli wrote that “substantial evidence supports a strong, positive, causal association between acetaminophen” and neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism and A.D.H.D.
Will he be fired? Stay tuned. Will a congressional inquiry happen? Stay tuned.
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“THE RIGHT DEAN AT THE RIGHT MOMENT”
Uh. Okay.