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Mojitos and an MRI: Meet the Americans who are getting health screenings on vacation

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A woman smiles with a tropical drink and an MRI scan in the back.

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When Josef Woodman's shoulder gave out in 2012 — strained from chopping firewood on his farm outside Chapel Hill, North Carolina — he said he was quoted between $2,400 and $3,200 for an MRI at Duke University Hospital.

Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital MRI — take a look

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The 11.7 Tesla Iseult is currently the most powerful MRI machine in the world.

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The internet just went on a wild quest that could result in floating trains and cheap EVs

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Scientists believe a room-temperature superconductor could change the way we live.
Scientists believe a true room-temperature superconductor could change the way we live.

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Elon Musk bragged about lifting '45 lb weights' on Friday. Now he says he has to get an MRI on his neck and back and may need surgery before his cage match with Zuck.

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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk.

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What is the LK-99 superconductor? Everyone is talking about how it could change the world, but experts say we're still a long way off

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A magnet hovering above a superconductor. Persistent electric current flows on the surface of the superconductor, forming an electromagnet that repels the magnet.

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