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Topic: medicine

An MRI scanner in a hospital imaging suite

Sunday, 7/26, 01:53 AM

Whole-body MRI scans are booming. Doctors say most people should skip them

Elective whole-body MRI screenings, marketed by companies like Prenuvo and pushed by influencers, promise to catch disease before symptoms appear.
They cost $1,500 to $4,000, are rarely covered by insurance, and most major medical groups advise against them for healthy people.
About 1 in 5 scans turns up something that needs follow-up, and most of it turns out to be nothing.

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