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I tried the £299 full-body scan that checks health risks in minutes

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Neko is the brainchild of the Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek , who hopes to achieve the same for health that he did for music.

Costing 299 , a Neko scan incorporates high-resolution 2D and 3D photography, thermal imaging, then detailed cardiovascular measurements to map how the heart is pumping.

Patients’ grip strength and eye pressure is also measured, then a small sample of their blood is taken and sent via vacuum tube to an upstairs lab for processing.

Finally, these thousands of data points are crunched by AI and delivered to an in-house GP , who makes the final health assessment and delivers it to the customer 15 minutes later .

Neko will only contact a patient’s GP once experts have conducted further investigations.

Nilsonne said it is essential that Neko (and companies offering similar services) audit their outcomes to see how much benefit they are bringing to customers.

The responsibility for ongoing care will largely be the responsibility of the NHS , he said.

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