Could full-body MRIs save millions of lives and billions of dollars?

<p>Would you get a whole-body MRI scan to check for cancer and other problems even if you don’t feel any symptoms? Some have done just that and saved their lives.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Others simply find out that they&#39;re relatively healthy.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I seem to fall somewhere in the middle.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I recently did a 60-minute full-body MRI scan. I learned I&#39;m mostly healthy, but there are some potential problems. The CEO and co-founder of the company that ran the MRI says that adopting these kinds of scans would be part of a switch from sick care to health care, and it could save both millions of lives as well as billions of dollars.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We chat about the technology, how it works, what it can do, and what it can&#39;t do. We also talk about why doctors are in general skeptical ... and why my doctor specifically didn&#39;t take the results super-seriously.</p>