Hypochondria

Published: Feb. 10, 2017, 7:50 p.m.

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Hypochondria: the fear of having a serious, undiagnosed illness. We may mock the hypochondriac, but a constant fear of sickness and death can be a debilitating and distressing condition in itself, with some sufferers even ending up in wheelchairs. So why don\\u2019t we take this misunderstood malaise more seriously?

Presenter: Becky Milligan\\nProducer: Ben Crighton

(Photo: Man in white coat with placing stethoscope on man's chest. Credit: Michal Kowalski/Shutterstock)

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