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Full-Body Preventive Scans Surge in South Florida; Neko Health Opens Aventura Mall Dec. 9
Preventive full-body scans, costing $1,000 to $2,500 out of pocket and typically not covered by insurance, are growing in popularity across South Florida, with Prenuvo operating at Boca Raton's Mizner Park and Coral Gables, Function/Ezra in nine area cities, and Baptist Health offering whole-body MRIs as outpatient services. Swedish company Neko Health plans to open a screening center at Aventura Mall on Dec. 9, using proprietary imaging devices and a 53-biomarker blood panel rather than MRI or CT technology. Medical experts including Dr. Atif Hussein of Memorial Cancer Institute caution that routine scans can uncover harmless findings leading to unnecessary biopsies and anxiety, while noting they do not replace standard screenings like colonoscopies and mammograms. Boynton Beach resident Paul "Cid" Ceresa credits a Prenuvo scan with early detection of aggressive prostate cancer.