Although I think some other bits of Lewandowky's work are pretty shit, it's risky for us to be critical of him as he tends to go for soft, unpopular targets (and that's not to say that they do not deserve to be unpopular, even if he can target them in underhand ways). We're already a stigmatised group I'm afraid, so some caution may be justified.
We all have different tatics and strategies. Perhaps, unbeknownst to you, a tweet by .@WesselyS supported Lewandosky blog on denying data access and belittling the ME/CFS patient community
I will give no quarter to a medical establishment that supports 'professionals' that exhibit an elitist, misogynist 18th -19th century viewpoint by demonizing an entire patient population with arrogance, contempt and maginalization. These so called 'professionals' should hand in their license and find another occupation more suited for them. The harm to patients is inculculable. Unethical narcissistic behavior, manipulation of data that harms patients, undeclared competing interests, etc.violates the core foundation of the medical profession. Allowing such professionals to practice, violates the core of the hippocratic oath:
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:...
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humility and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
Unfortunately, this oath should be relegated to the trash bin of history as it's rarely enforced or rarely practiced in real life. The reality is that very few medical professionals are censured. File a complaint with the medical board and the 'good ole boys club' kicks in and censure or lost of license is denied except for the most egregious cases. Indoctrination begins in medical schools with a 'god' like attitude and their training certainly reflects it. The establishment protects them.
The pressure, decline in prestige, and lost of control through HMO practices have probably contributed to this attitude among a great majority of doctors.
It is still no excuse as it causes deep psychological harms to sick patients which should never be tolerated.