The $53 million in a Series A funding round in June 2024 came in handy.
I think the unanswered question is what is included? A lot of times this is torso only and not head/neck - so yes a bit cheaper then Simon One who does the body at $650. The issue is what is offered on head/neck and are they doing an MRA head and neck and at what additional cost? I couldn’t find any details on what the offering includes.
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https://ezra.com/function
I wonder if this is intended to be permanent pricing, or short-term promotion.
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I wonder how different (in terms of resolution, or clinical diagnosis validity) the different length scans are? @DrFraser any thoughts on the value of these “quick” scans?
A head/neck MRA takes about 20 minutes, the Chest/Abd/Pelvis takes 20 minutes. They’ve eliminated the chest from the full body, and suspect it is a plain MRI head/neck, not an MRA.
I’ll stick with the $1250 for everything at Simon One … we also need to know what Tesla Magnet they have.
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Does it make sense that adding the spine results in quadrupling the price from $500 to $2000?
Also, the term “full body” seems like false advertising. How is the chest and spine not part of the “full body”?
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I love it… now that you mention it. What does “Full Body Plus” even mean? They scan your furniture and your backpack too?
Its as deceptive as Tesla’s “Full self driving” which of course is nothing of the sort.
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Does anyone here subscribe to Function Health services? If so, any feedback?
See discussion in this thread: Anyone using/subscribe to "Function Health's"? - #2 by RapAdmin
Details on Functional Health by Mark Hyman here: Longevity Clinics: Dr. Mark Hyman, Function Health
Thanks; will do!
I was just listening to Mark Hyman hosted by Huberman Lab…hahaa
This seems helpful for understanding cardiovascular health in a way that Ezra does not?
How good is Simon as screen for cancer? Which I think was Ezra’s focus (at least initially)?
MRI/MRA does a great job of looking at vascular disease in the head/neck, it however isn’t very useful for coronary artery disease. It’ll get a good look at the aorta also.
We really need a CTCA to have a good idea of coronary artery disease.
The discussion I have with my patients, is that 70% of cancers have no screening test, and of those that do have screening tests, these tests in most cases minimally decrease risk of death (but could limit how far the disease progresses before detection).
So yes, for cancer the MRI is a solid choice as a backup to screening and for other malignancies or abnomalities.
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Pretty sure you have to join Function Health at $499 (and get 160+ lab tests) to get the $499 price for the 22 minute MRI.
I’m not sure I’ve seen much talk on here about the Grail cancer blood test.
When I went to get my Simon test, they told me it’s a nice compliment because Simon and Grail don’t overlap much in what they find. She also told me they might be buying them or partnering up, so I also took that with a grain of salt.
I remembering reading Matt Kaeberlein’s company is offering that, so maybe there is something valuable there?
We’ve had some discussions on Grail, see here:
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I’ve starting getting my MRIs done in Italy because of the price. My full-body scan went from 1k to 2k in one year once the radiologists got savvy that it was out of pocket. The scan takes about 1 hour, maybe slightly less, and whereas I don’t know the latest tech data on the machine, I do know it is German, and presumably state of the art. Not sure about the specs on the machine in Rome, but I had the read done by an MD in Turkey (because the radiologists in CT wouldn’t do it since it was not done on their machine) and he gave me some good insights to discuss with my PCP. I’m going to meet with my PCP and will ask about how to get the specs on the MRI machines, and any other intel so we can all have a “cheat sheet” to check due diligence. I’ve learned it’s more complicated than just getting the MRI-also with a pelvic screen, with/without contrast, etc.
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It seems that there have to be some good deals out there, if you do your research and know exactly what you’re getting, in other countries like Turkey, Italy, Mexico, India, etc. Seems like a good way to have a great vacation in an interesting area, that basically pays for itself with the medical savings. With all the global attention to longevity these days, I have to believe there will be more and more longevity doctors all over the globe, and good opportunities for some savings if you want to travel.
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FWIW a starting point search
Full Body MRI in Turkey, Price: 1350 €
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Another location to review, Ireland.
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