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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 benefits of frozen food. And with vaping on the rise among young people who have never smoked cigarettes, the team investigate the dangers of addiction.
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Most recent episodes of Dr Xand's Con or Cure
Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 15
Ashley John-Baptise joins a group of pensioners in Hertfordshire as they learn how to fall safely. Also on the programme, Dr Xand unpacks the milk aisles in our supermarkets. Ar ...
27-02-2026
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 14
With weight-loss jabs in high demand, criminals are flooding the market with deadly cheap substitutes. Also on the programme, the growing trend of people using a tobacco-free po ...
26-02-2026
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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’ ...
25-02-2026
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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 ...
24-02-2026
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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 ...
23-02-2026
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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 ...
20-02-2026
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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 ...
19-02-2026
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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 ...
18-02-2026
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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 ...
17-02-2026
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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 ...
16-02-2026
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Most popular episodes of Dr Xand's Con or Cure
Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 3: Episode 14
With weight-loss jabs in high demand, criminals are flooding the market with deadly cheap substitutes. Also on the programme, the growing trend of people using a tobacco-free po ...
26-02-2026
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 1: Episode 6
The incredible story of the woman who can smell Parkinson’s. Seventy-two-year-old Joy first recognised her superpower when she realised she could smell the disease in her ...
10-11-2023
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 2: Episode 7
Around 12 million people in the UK live with hearing issues. Detecting problems with hearing early in life is important. But last summer, the NHS launched an urgent review of pa ...
14-05-2025
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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 ...
13-02-2026
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 2: Episode 15
Skin-lightening creams are popular but can be dangerous. Many such products sold online have chemicals that are banned in the UK and can cause nerve and liver damage or cancer. ...
23-05-2025
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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 ...
16-02-2026
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 1: Episode 7
When Clare from Bristol booked a cheap teeth whitening service through social media, her ‘too-good-to-be-true’ treatment made eating and drinking very difficult. Den ...
13-11-2023
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 1: Episode 3
We investigate the dodgy practitioners offering cheap hair transplants leaving men with botched jobs and scarred scalps. Jerry lost his hair in his 20s and thought a transplant ...
07-11-2023
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 1: Episode 4
Every year, thousands of people from the UK travel abroad for dental surgery. With the promise of affordable perfect gnashers, Turkey has become one of the go-to destinations fo ...
08-11-2023
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Dr Xand's Con Or Cure
Series 1: Episode 9
When Scottish couple Sheila and Michael took out a pre-payment funeral plan, they thought they were helping to make things easier for friends and relatives. But a visit from the ...
15-11-2023
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