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 injectables without a prescription. Also on the programme, the scandal of the company hired to deliver urgent medication to people's homes but are falling short for many. And is it safe to swallow chewing gum? Many people believe it hangs around in the gut for up to seven years. But is that true?
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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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 2
Ashley John-Baptiste goes to the moon and back to explore new treatments for pain, devised for astronauts. Dr Xand gets to the truth of why we get sick when we have time off. An ...
15-04-2025
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1