Dr Alex George and Dr Nighat Arif join Stacey Dooley on Clickbait Clinic
Medics and content creators Dr. Alex George and Dr. Nighat Arif will join Stacey Dooley on her upcoming series Clickbait Clinic.
Dr. Alex George and Dr. Nighat Arif will join Stacey Dooley on Clickbait Clinic.
The 38-year-old documentary maker is set to explore the rise of unverified health trends and health advice found on social media in the new BBC series and the two medics and content creators will be helping to get to the facts behind the viral wellness schemes people find online.
The trio will explore the truth behind the trends, covering everything from the carnivore diet, extreme leg-lengthening surgery to testosterone, methylene blue and the dog worming treatments some believe can cure cancer.
Former Love Island contestant Alex is "really excited" to delve deeper into the claims.
The former A+E doctor said:: “I've spent plenty of time searching online for answers about my own health, but I've also spent years working as a doctor. Looking at some of the claims going viral from both perspectives has been fascinating, and I'm really excited to explore them with Stacey and Nighat.”
And Nighat, a GP and author, admitted Clickbait Clinic is a "dream project" for her to work on.
She said: "This is a dream project for me and even better it’s with Stacey and Alex. I've often seen the very real impact of harmful online health advice in my clinic, so helping to untangle this for viewers could not be more important.
"The one thing I want them to be able to say, ‘is this something that is evidence-based or is this something that could potentially not work or even do me harm?"
Stacey previously shared her own excitement about the six-part series.
She said: "Social feeds are full of health and wellness tips, but it's impossible to know which ones to believe.
"I can't wait to find out what the experts think and meet those behind the biggest online health trends."
And the BBC thinks The Clickbait Clinic can be life-changing - or even life-saving.
Jack Bootle, Head of Specialist Factual commissioning at the BBC, said: "As social media force-feeds us an endless diet of health misinformation, there's never been a greater need for a BBC series designed to sort the fact from the fiction - and tell us where some of the world's weirdest health trends originated.
"This series will show us which health hack to believe and which to unfollow - it could make a genuine difference."
Arif Nurmohamed, Executive Producer, added: "We are going to dive into the wild world of online health - sorting the hype from the hope.
"With Stacey at the helm, we've the perfect mix of heart and curiosity."
Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley will air on BBC One and iPlayer later this year.
