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?"