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Series · 2023–Returning

Dr Xand's Con or Cure

3 seasons·40 episodes·43 min avg.·United Kingdom

From cons to cures, scams to scares and sifting fakes from facts. Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste’s health consumer show, dedicated to righting the wrongs of ‘bad medicine’.

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Apr 17, 2023

The dangers of health tourism – a mother and daughter talk of their surgery abroad that went badly wrong. And we ask the question: can being cold give you the cold?

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Episode 2
Apr 18, 2023

The shocking story of fake DNA paternity tests. Testing the three-second-rule – is it safe to eat food off the floor? And we investigate a new social media trend, 'The Lion Diet'.

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Episode 3
Apr 19, 2023

The dangers of a dodgy hair transplant, a health crime so shocking a former doctor is serving 20 years in prison, and we ask – do you really feed a cold and starve a fever?

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Episode 4
Apr 20, 2023

What to look out for when considering dentistry abroad, the scammers who prey on sick people, and does CBD oil live up to the hype when it comes to health benefits?

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Episode 5
Apr 21, 2023

Is gut health really the key to good health, the fake medicines being touted as ‘cures’ for autism, and we ask, is 'exercise snacking’ really a quick fix that works?

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Episode 6
Apr 24, 2023

The incredible story of the woman who can smell Parkinson's, and we discover that alcohol does not dehydrate you.

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Episode 7
Apr 25, 2023

Cheap teeth whitening kits – are they ever safe? Do we really need less sleep as we get older? And, it was the largest maternity scandal in the UK, but have things really changed?

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Episode 8
Apr 26, 2023

The scammers cashing in on long Covid, the con artists treating mental health as a money-making scheme, and the truth about exercise and weight loss.

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Episode 9
Apr 27, 2023

The deadly effects of diet pills. Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? And is bone broth a cure or a con?

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Episode 10
Apr 28, 2023

The woman who raised thousands of pounds for her best friend’s cancer treatment, only to find out the diagnosis was a lie. And we test whether 10,000 steps really is a magic number.

Cast

2 credited
Xand van Tulleken
Self - Presenter
Ashley John-Baptiste
Self - Presenter

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