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The Diagnosis Detectives

Medical · 2020 · Rated 7.5/10

Last aired: S1 E4, Carys and Andrew · 2020-09-21

In this four-part series, Michael Mosley assembles 12 of the UK's leading medical experts to diagnose patients with life-changing symptoms that have baffled other doctors. Each expert specialises in a different field and each has their own analysis about what might be wrong. By combining their knowledge, and using cutting-edge technology to test their theories, they'll try to solve these complex medical mysteries and finally give their patients the answers they desperately need.

Cast

Michael Mosley Presenter

Season 1

E1 Paul and Judy 2020-08-31 · 60 min Paul's dreams of a happy retirement have been ruined since his face started swelling so dramatically that he struggles to see. He's been to multiple specialists but no one has given him a diagnosis and his family are desperately worried. "It's distressing", says his daughter. "Is it something life threatening? We don't know." While the team try to help Paul, Michael presents them with another unusual case. Judy's problems began in 2007 when she started being sick and finding swallowing uncomfortable. She's now reached a point where she struggles to eat solid food and has lost 10 kilos in the last three months. Her family are fearing the worst. "She is just skin and bone. It's just going to kill her," says daughter Jayne.

E2 Neil and Katie 2020-09-07 · 60 min Twelve medical experts race to diagnose a man with a life-threatening skin condition and a mother suffering a dramatic decline in health.

E3 Hayley and Lotte 2020-09-14 · 60 min In episode three, the team of 12 doctors aim to diagnose a young woman suffering with dramatic weight gain and hair loss, and another who has suddenly gone blind in one eye.

E4 Carys and Andrew 2020-09-21 · 60 min A team of top doctors try to diagnose a man suffering multiple seizures every day and a young woman who has lived with a constant fever for nine years.

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