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Series 3: Episode 5
Ashley John-Baptiste investigates the dodgy world of cut-price cosmetic surgery, where supposed ‘great’ money-saving deals are anything but. Dr Xand learns how to brush his teeth properly as he looks into electric toothbrushes and whether they really perform any better than a manual brush. And can stress really turn our hair grey?
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 13
The tragic story of a man who hoped his life insurance would pay out to his family after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, only to discover a clause meant he wasn’ ...
30-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 12
The horrific side effects of a hay fever jab being sold illegally by some beauty clinics. Dr Xand unpacks the myth that fresh is always better and reveals the surprising benefit ...
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 11
Dr Xand hears the shocking story of 17,500 women in Northern Ireland who were told their cervical smear results were possibly wrong. Also, as the sale of gut health drinks soars ...
28-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 10
Dr Xand investigates a common prescription drug with horrific withdrawal symptoms. Also on the programme, the effects of late-night eating on sleep and weight gain. And the incr ...
25-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 9
Hundreds of women end up in hospital each year after having cheap bum lifts or breast enlargement jabs that go wrong. We investigate the beauticians illegally offering dodgy inj ...
24-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 8
As 200 people in Scotland call for a public enquiry into their mistreatment by a surgeon, Dr Xand asks what we can do to check out the medical professionals who treat us. With 2 ...
23-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 7
With eight million people in the UK suffering from arthritis, many people are turning to supplements that might help with their pain. But how well do they work? Whooping cough i ...
22-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 6
Ashley John-Baptiste investigates the criminals selling fake or stolen disabled blue badges. Plus, problems with your feet? Dr Xand has the latest gizmos and gadgets for bunions ...
21-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 5
Ashley John-Baptiste investigates the dodgy world of cut-price cosmetic surgery, where supposed ‘great’ money-saving deals are anything but. Dr Xand learns how to br ...
18-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 4
The scandal of companies legally taking money from your bank account without you being aware of it. Ashley John-Baptiste investigates how we can protect ourselves. Also, the hor ...
17-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 4
The scandal of companies legally taking money from your bank account without you being aware of it. Ashley John-Baptiste investigates how we can protect ourselves. Also, the hor ...
17-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 3
With heartless scammers increasingly targeting the bereaved, Dr Xand looks at ways you can protect yourself in even the darkest times. Also, the scandal of 100,000 women in the ...
16-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 5
Ashley John-Baptiste investigates the dodgy world of cut-price cosmetic surgery, where supposed ‘great’ money-saving deals are anything but. Dr Xand learns how to br ...
18-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 10
Dr Xand investigates a common prescription drug with horrific withdrawal symptoms. Also on the programme, the effects of late-night eating on sleep and weight gain. And the incr ...
25-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 9
Hundreds of women end up in hospital each year after having cheap bum lifts or breast enlargement jabs that go wrong. We investigate the beauticians illegally offering dodgy inj ...
24-04-2025
BBC 1
Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 6
Ashley John-Baptiste investigates the criminals selling fake or stolen disabled blue badges. Plus, problems with your feet? Dr Xand has the latest gizmos and gadgets for bunions ...
21-04-2025
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Series 3: Episode 7
With eight million people in the UK suffering from arthritis, many people are turning to supplements that might help with their pain. But how well do they work? Whooping cough i ...
22-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 8
As 200 people in Scotland call for a public enquiry into their mistreatment by a surgeon, Dr Xand asks what we can do to check out the medical professionals who treat us. With 2 ...
23-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 1
From cons to cures, scams to scares and fakes from facts. \n\nDr Xand van Tulleken and journalist Ashley John-Baptiste scour the country to expose medical crime and quackery, ex ...
14-04-2025
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 2: Episode 3
Having weight loss surgery on the NHS can see patients sitting on waiting lists for years. Many look abroad for quicker solutions. But health tourism is fraught with risks. One ...
09-08-2024
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