The New Body Economy Part 3: The Private Scan Boom

Private full-body MRIs are booming - but are you buying peace of mind or simply new things to worry about? Healthy people are lining up for scans that promise certainty, early detection, and control. Sandy Weir and Ross Cagan reveal why that promise can backfire, turning reassurance into anxiety, follow-up tests, and overdiagnosis. This episode unpacks the private scan boom and the uncomfortable truth behind elective whole-body MRI. Ross and Sandy explain why scanning a healthy body is not the same as investigating symptoms, and why the difference matters more than most marketing ever admits. When a scan finds a tiny cyst, nodule, or shadow, the question is not just "what is it?", it is "can you unsee it?"