London W. (editor).
Consumer Health Digest
weekly e-newsletter. Also see
Index to COVID-19 News Briefs
ongoing since January 2018
London W. Vaccine hesitancy. Presentation to internal medicine residents participating in the Community Outreach Engagement Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
2025, March 30
London W. (editor).
Evolutionary medicine
(letter to the editor).
Skeptical Inquirer
, 50(2):65.
2026, March/April
London W. (2026, March/April).
RFK Jr. continues to oppose science and public health as HHS secretary
Skeptical Inquirer
, 50(2):6-8.
2026, March/April
Hupp S. London W.
News bites: From the Kryptos sculpture’s secret to the American Academy of Pediatrics lawsuit
Skeptical Inquirer
, 50(2):5.
2026, March/April
London W.
Growth of large-scale, systematic scientific fraud exposed
Skeptical Inquirer
, 50(1):59-60.
Republished as:
Se expone el crecimiento del fraude científico sistemático y a gran escala
. Pensar.
2026, January/February.
2026, February 12
London W. Hupp S.
News bites: From a Chewbacca-like discovery to the introduction of anti-science bills
Skeptical Inquirer
, 50(1):5.
2026, January/February
London W.
Dictators and democracies denying discoveries
[Review of
Faith in Fallacy: A Century of State-Sanctioned Science Denial
by James Lawrence Powell, 2024].
Free Inquiry
, 46(1):60-61.
2026 January/2025 December
London W.
The CDC’s ‘Autism and Vaccines’ webpage and the negative evidence principle
Skeptical Inquirer
2025, December 10.
London W.
A primer on the placebo effect’s evil twin
. [Review of
The Nocebo Effect: When Words Make You Sick
edited by Michael H. Bernstein, Charlotte Blease, Cosima Locher, and Walter A. Brown (editors), 2024.]
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(6):63-64.
2025, November/December
London W.
Critical thinking
(response to letter to the editor).
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(5):68.
2025, September/October
London W.
The alternate universe of irregular health care, part 1
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(5):51-55.
2025, September/October
Hupp S. London W.
News bites: From the use of psychic advisors to the removal of vaccine advisors
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(5):5.
2025, September/October
London W.
Transgender controversies
(letter to the editor).
Free Inquiry
, 45(4):66
2025, June/July
London W.
Billions of years of sex
Free Inquiry
, 45(4):37-38. Republished as
Miles de millones de años de sexo
. Pensar, August 28, 2025.
2025, June/July
London W.
Be wary of ‘Introducing Homeopathy,’ an industry-supported propaganda video
Skeptical Inquirer
2025, May 14
London W.
Numerical hygiene lessons: critical thinking and the central tendency fallacy
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(3):46-48.
2025, May/June
London W.
CFI responds to ‘unacceptable’ nomination of RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary. Freethought in Action (Center for Inquiry), 11(1):1, 5.
2025, Winter
London W.
"Shot in the Arm"
[Hot Takes documentary review].
Skeptical Inquirer
, 49(2):58.
2025, March/April
London W.
Three major reasons Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unfit to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Skeptical Inquirer
2025, January 31
London W.
Dr. David Weldon is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad choice for CDC director
Skeptical Inquirer
2024, December 17
Hupp S. London W.
News bites: from fake Picassos to Lucy’s 50
th
Anniversary
Skeptical Inquirer
, 48(6):5.
2024, November/December
London W. Student-developed Health “Street Smarts” Fairs to promote critical thinking on campus. Poster presentation at LiliCon 2024 (Lilienfeld Alliance for the Teaching of Rational Skepticism in Higher Education), Las Vegas, NV.
2024, October 24
London W.  Promoting rational skepticism in an online consumer health course. Oral presentation at LiliCon 2024 (Lilienfeld Alliance for the Teaching of Rational Skepticism in Higher Education), Las Vegas, NV.
2024, October 24
Hupp S. Lavarnway J. & London W.
News bites: from a psychic scam sentence to the ScienceSaves winners
Skeptical Inquirer
48(5):7-8.
2024, September/October
London W.
Quackery as a public health problem
. In McQueen, DV (editor). Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199756797-0219
2024, August 20
London W. Numerical hygiene mini-workshop. SkeptiCamp LA, North Hollywood, CA.
2024, March 24
London W.
Healthy skepticism about wellness culture
[review of
The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurua, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
by Rina Raphael, 2022].
Skeptical Inquirer
48(2):62-63.
2024, March/April
London W.
A CSICon-like Nobel Prize Summit
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2024, February 20
London W.
Promoting rational skepticism in an online undergraduate consumer health course
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2024, January 11
London W.
Guidance offered to counter marketing of unproven cell and gene therapies
Skeptical Inquirer
48(1):11.
2024, January/February
London W.
How the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) misleads consumers about choosing “complementary health practitioners.”
Credential Watch.
2023, September 12
London W.
Ads for nonprofit and government organizations found on misinformation-promoting websites
Skeptical Inquirer
47(5):10.
2023, September/October
London W.
Merit in science defended
Skeptical Inquirer
47(5):8-9.
2023, September/October
Barrett S. in conversation with London W.
My 50+ years of antiquackery activity
. Skeptical Inquirer Presents webinar.
2023, June 22
London W.
Study: prevention counters conspiracy belief
Skeptical Inquirer
47(4):10.
2023, July/August
London W.
The rises and falls of one-true-cure oddballs
[review of
If It Sounds Like a Quack...A Journey to the Fringes of American Medicine
by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, 2023].
Skeptical Inquirer
47(4):61-62.
2023, July/August
London W.
On being called a debunker
Skeptical Inquirer
47(4):58-59.
2023, July/August
London, W.
Harriet ‘SkepDoc’ Hall (1945–2023)
Skeptical Inquirer
47(3):5-6.
2023, May/June
London, W.
Predictors of susceptibility to health misinformation
Skeptical Inquirer
47(3):10.
2023, May/June
London, W.
Harriet ‘SkepDoc’ Hall (1945–2023)
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2023, January 23
London, W.
A history of discoveries, deceptions, credulity, and skeptical inquiries
[review of
Magic and Secrets Revealed: From Oracles at Delphi to Spiritualism in America
by Loren Pankratz, 2021].
Skeptical Inquirer
, 47(1).61-62
2023, January/February
London, W.
Health street smarts fairs created by university students to promote critical thinking on campus, part 2
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2022, September 2
London W.
Health street smarts fairs created by university students to promote critical thinking on campus, part 1
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2022, July 27
London, W. Numerical hygiene: promoting health numeracy in professional preparation of health educators. Poster presented at the Society for Public Health Education Digital Annual Conference.
2022, March 25
London, W.  Combatting COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation online. Poster presented at the Society for Public Health Education Digital Annual Conference.
2022, March 25
London WM.
Superstitionology for people in a hurry
[review of
Superstition: A Very Short Introduction
by Stuart Vyse, 2020].
Skeptical Inquirer,
45(4):57-58
2021, July/August
London WM. Quackery: a neglected population health and societal menace. Presented via Zoom to Capital District Humanist Society, Loudonville, New York.
2021, April 11
Alvarez E. Amado Vu Y. London WM.
The precautionary principle
. In McQueen, DV (editor).
Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health
. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756797-0046.
updated 2021, September; major update 2018, January; originally published 2013.
London WM.
CFI inoculates against COVID-19 misinformation
Skeptical Inquirer,
45(1):9-10.
2021, January/February
London WM. Health-related quackery. Presented via Zoom to Houston Oasis, Houston Texas.
2020, December 20
London WM.
Trust, truth, and Trump in the time of "COVID, COVID, COVID"
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health column).
2020, December 14
London WM. When you think science is on your side but it isn't. Presented via Zoom to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown (New York).
2020, October 4
London WM.
Trump and COVID-19: population health neglect, hydroxychloroquine hype, and a gambler’s fallacy
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2020, August 13
London WM.
Dubious COVID-19 treatments and preventives
. Center for Inquiry.
2020, May 27 with ongoing updates
London WM.
COVID-19 schemes, scams, and misinformation
. Quackwatch.
2020, April 2 with ongoing updates
London WM.
Can naturopathic doctors combat COVID-19?
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column). Also
published by Center for Inquiry, March 31, 2020
2020, April 2
London WM.
Health textbook is outdated and wrong
(letter). Acorn Thousand Oaks, 8.
2019, September 19
London WM.
D. Gary Young (1949-2018), diploma mill naturopath and promoter of essential oils
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health column).
2019, January 9
London WM. Numerical hygiene: a health numeracy workshop. CSICON 2018, Las Vegas, NV
2018, October 18
London WM.
Essential considerations about aromatherapy
. Also
translated to Spanish
.]
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2018, August 9
London WM.
Assessment as instructional activity: How I apply principles of criterion-referenced mastery learning in my teaching.
Presented at the Third Annual Assessment Faire, California State University, Los Angeles.
2018, April 6
London WM.
Some success against City of Hope's cancer miracle mongering?
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2018, February 2
London WM. (associate editor).
Consumer Health Digest
e-newsletter.
weekly issues 2002 (February) - 2017
London WM.
Chiropractors and diabetes gimmickry
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health column).
2017, November 13
Chouhan P. London WM.
Aberrant treatments promoted on websites of licensed naturopathic doctors in Los Angeles County
. Paper presention at CSICON 2017 (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry conference), Las Vegas, NV.
2017, October 29
London WM. Butter: Bad or Good. Los Angeles Times, A12. Published online as:
Sorry you butter, steak, and fat lovers: It really IS about what you eat
2017, August 1
London WM.
The "health freedom" movement versus consumer protection
. "Talking Public Health" series webinar presentation sponsored by the Southern California Public Health Association, California Baptist University's Department of Health Science, and CBU Online.
2017, May 12
London WM. Schaefer D. Exploring the influence of health information on individual behavior change. In Moghissi AA. Ross G. (eds.).
Standing With Giants: A Collection of Public Health Essays in Memoriam to Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan.
American Council on Science and Health.
2016
London WM.
The "health freedom" movement versus consumer protection
. Presentations at the Center for Inquiry--Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA and Neighborhood Community Center, Costa Mesa, CA (sponsored by Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles).
2016, August 21
London WM.
Cancer miracle mongering by City of Hope
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health column). Republished at
Healthnewsreview.org
2016, August 2
2016, September 8
London WM.
Quack Busters' leader William Jarvis dies at 80
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health column).
Skeptical Inquirer
(print edition). 40(4):8-9.
2016, March 22
2016, July/August
London WM. The Cancer Control Society. Presented at SkeptiCamp LA 2016, Skeptics by the Sea, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA.
2016, May 7
London WM.
Value of armchair providing mechanical massage and mental relaxation programmes is not established for workplace health promotion
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
. 21(1):44-45. DOI: 10.1111/fct.12222
2016, March
London WM.
A chiropractor's dinner seminar promoting laser treatment of arthritis
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2016, February 10
London WM.
A non-rigorous investigation of aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy treatment of dementia-associated agitation
. [summary and commentary]
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
. 20(3-4):146-147. DOI: 10.1111/fct.12206. Article first published online November 24, 2015.
2015, December
London WM.
Continuing education in the toxin haunted world of the Cancer Control Society
Skeptical Inquirer
(Consumer Health online column).
2015, November 9
London WM.
Skeptical activism of the Investigation Network
Skeptical Briefs
, 25(3):3-4.
2015, Fall
London WM.
The year 2525 ain't what it used to be
. [review of the Skeptics Society conference on the future of science and humanity].
eSkeptic
2015, June 17
London WM.
Charlotte Gerson: Promoter of cancer “therapy” that failed the “Wellness Warrior”
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2015, March 26
London WM. Student-developed Health “Street Smarts” Fairs to promote critical thinking on campus. Poster presented at the CSU Symposium on University Teaching: “GRIT: Exploring perseverance, mindset and character in the classroom.” California State University, Los Angeles, CA
2015, March 14
London WM.
Calling out the vaccine-fear-mongering "chiroquactic" establishment
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2015, March 12
London WM. A group stance on vaccination.
Los Angeles Times
, p. A12. Published online as:
Chiropractors have no businesses giving advice on vaccines
Los Angeles Times
2015, March 9/10
London WM.
New memoir from the iconoclastic Edzard Ernst
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2015, March 9
London WM.
[Review] CG Brown.
The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
. 20(1):e1-e3. DOI: 10.1111/fct.12168.
2015, March
London WM.
The Straw Protocol: A Chiropractor’s Aggressively Promoted Neuropathy Treatment
Science-Based Medicine
. See mention of article in this NBC4 I-Team report: Johnson C, Roher C.
Some patients say SoCal chiropractic business has drained their bank accounts and their hope
. NBC Los Angeles. August 14, 2019.
2015, February 27
London WM.
‘Brain Porn’ in NBC Nightly News ‘Power of Prayer’ Follow-up
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2015, January 21
London WM.
NBC Nightly News Wields the Power of Pandering in ‘Power of Prayer’ Report
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
Reprinted by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
2015, January 12
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 6]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, December 30
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 5: the Cancer Holocaust Ploy]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, December 24
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 4]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, December 16
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 3]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, November 28
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 2]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, November 19
London WM.
Untruths About Cancer in the Failed “Quest for Cures” [Part 1]
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, November 12
London WM.
No Healing Miracles Found in ‘John of God’ Follow-Up Investigation
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
Reprinted by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
2014, November 3
London WM.
Another Brain Cancer Patient Suffers and Dies Following Burzynski Treatment
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, October 27
London WM. Health “street smarts” fairs. Presented at the Skepticamp event, Center for Inquiry—Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA.
2014, October 25
London WM.
Disgraceful revelations about “faith healer” Ernest Angley
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, October 17
London WM.
Why I oppose quackery
Swift
(James Randi Educational Foundation).
2014, September 30
London WM.
Medical Renegade Paul M. Fleiss, M.D. Dead at 80
Skeptic Ink
2014, August 12
London WM.
Some recent stories of tainted supplements
Skeptic Ink
2014, July 21
London WM.
Weak evidence of effects of yoga on sexual function in women with metabolic syndrome
. [summary and commentary]
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
. 19(2):107-108. DOI: 10.1111/fct.12103/
2014
London WM.
The predictive value of screening tests and phone calls from guys you want to love you, part 3
Skeptic Ink
2014, January 19
London WM.
Kevin Trudeau tops the list of the dirtiest dozen ducktors of 2013
Skeptic Ink
2014, January 10
London WM.
Winter Solstice 2113
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
2013, December 25
London WM. Education content areas: consumer health. p. 190-192.  In A. C. Cory & D. C. Wiley (eds.),
Encyclopedia of School Health
Los Angeles: Sage Reference. ISBN: 9781412996006
2013
Barrett S. London WM.
Acupuncture’s elephant in the room
JAMA Intern Med
, 173(8):712-713.
2013
Barrett S. London WM. Kroger M. Hall H. Baratz R.
Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions, Ninth Edition
McGraw-Hill Higher Education. (Also co-authored earlier editions in 1997, 2002, and 2007.)
2013
London WM.
The predictive value of screening tests and phone calls from guys you want to love you, part 2
Skeptic Ink
2013, December 31
London WM.
The predictive value of screening tests and phone calls from guys you want to love you, part 1
Skeptic Ink
2013, December 21
London WM.
A communication autopsy of a feel-good television news health story
Skeptic Ink
2013, December 9
London WM.
Justification for chiropractic care to prevent recurrence of neck pain remains elusive
. [summary and commentary]
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
. 18(1):37-38. DOI: 10.1111/fct.12009_2. Article first published online Feb. 2013.
2013
London WM.
2012 Annual Slim Chance Awards announced
healthgadfly
2013 January 2
London WM.
[Review] Clinical Research in Complementary Therapies: Principles, Problems, and Solutions, 2nd Edition
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
, 17(1)e3-e8. DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01107.x Article
first published online Oct 19, 2011
2012
London WM.
Please don’t define “complementary and alternative medicine practices!”
Science-Based Medicin
e.
2011, October 28
London WM.
Clinical effects of chiropractic on infantile colic
. [summary and commentary]
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
, 16(3), 241-242. DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01106_14.x
2011
London WM. The promotion of non-science-based healthcare by chiropractors in the city of Los Angeles. Presented at TAM9 (The Amazing Meeting 9) of the James Randi Educational Foundation, Las Vegas, NV.
2011, July 17
London WM.
It worked for me! The healthy skeptic’s guide to testimonials
. Webinar presentation via HPCareer.Net’s Health Promotion Live.
2011, April 1
London WM.
[Review]
Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine [4th Edition]
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
, 15(4), 334-338. Article first published online: 25 Nov 2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2010.01054_1.x.
2010
London WM. Fallacies and falsehoods at the 2009 Cancer Control Society Convention. Presented at TAM8 (The Amazing Meeting 8) of the James Randi Educational Foundation, Las Vegas, NV.
2010, July 11
London WM.
Sugarcoating taxes
Los Angeles Times
, A.32.
2009, October 10