Doctors on call: TV series shows why you should never be afraid to get checked out

Ahead of their new TV show, Dr Pixie McKenna and Dr Phil Kieran tell Helen O’Callaghan why we should never be too embarrassed to seek out a consultation, and that self-diagnosing online is not always a good idea.

HANDS up anyone who’s had a niggling pain, a nagging sore throat, or a funny-looking lump and thought ‘Ah it’s nothing, it’ll go away, I won’t bother the doctor’?

Reluctance to see a doctor is a really common problem, says Cork-born Dr Pixie McKenna, star of Channel 4’s hit medical series Embarrassing Bodies. “People think the diagnosis might be something serious. They don’t want to know. They’re hoping it’ll go away. They’re in denial.”