Full-body MRIs are all the rage. We take a look at three major companies offering such testing.

An advantage of whole-body MRIs over CTs is that they use magnets and radio waves, which eliminate the type of radiation linked to cancer. But that doesn’t mean they’re risk-free or the right choice ...

Actor Pauly Shore recently made headlines for undergoing a full-body MRI scan. The move highlighted a growing trend among celebrities of prioritizing comprehensive health screenings. Stars like Kim ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I’ve always believed in being proactive about my health, but like most people, I usually only see a ...

Picture this: At your annual physical with your primary care provider, you also receive a full-body scan and a more extensive panel of bloodwork. Just to make sure that you are 100% fine, nothing is ...

What these buzzy new tests can and can't tell you.

Whole-body screening MRI (wb-MRI) for asymptomatic patients has become a relevant topic for U.S. cancer centers. There is a growing number of for-profit centers offering wb-MRI scans for asymptomatic ...

A woman with a family history of cancer paid out-of-pocket for a full-body MRI scan (Prenuvo) as a proactive health measure. The scan detected a walnut-sized brain tumor in her temporal lobe, a rare ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of medicine's most powerful diagnostic tools. But certain tissues deep inside the ...

Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed a cyst in his kidney. Sun saw a urologist who was cautiously optimistic that it wasn’t cancerous and offered him a surgery ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Lu ShaoJi—Getty Images, cscredon/Getty Images via Canva.com) Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed ...