How many times have you, or someone you know, delayed seeing the doctor because of fear, finances, embarrassment or thinking ‘Ah sure, I’ve had it for ages, it’s grand’?
Even worse is the fact that more of us are self-diagnosing by googling our symptoms and coming to the wrong conclusion. This new RTÉ series, You Should Really See a Doctor, presented by Dr Phillip Kieran and Dr Pixie McKenna tackles these growing trends. You can watch the show on RTÉ One, tonight (Wednesday night) at 8.30pm and catch up on any episodes you missed on the RTÉ Player.
Many people are already familiar with Dr Pixie from the hit Channel 4 show and here’s Dr Phillip who, first of all, would like to explain his alias - Dr Phil!
The Perils of Self-Diagnosis! Dr Phil explains why fear and self-diagnosis are not necessarily the way to go!
Embarrassing Bodies it ain't yet and You Should Really See a Doctor presenter Dr Phil explains why doctors don't get embarrassed no matter what issue you have to bring to the table.
You can watch the show on RTÉ One, tonight (Wednesday night) at 8.30pm and catch up on any episodes you missed on the RTÉ Player.
