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

In the 2016 movie Passengers, the crew of a spacecraft bound for a distant planet had access to a scanning chamber known as Autodoc that could instantly diagnose their medical problems and even predict the time of their death. I'm reminded of this, and countless other sci-fi plots, as I strip off my robe and step semi-naked into the gleaming capsule of the Neko Body Scan. Like Autodoc, it promises to conduct a comprehensive examination of my health – inside and out – within minutes, and, while unable to estimate the timing of my demise (yet), it can identify whether I'm at imminent or future risk of developing some of the biggest killers and causes of chronic ill health. Healthy as I may feel on the outside, the prospect of learning whether there is some hidden nastiness lurking on my health horizon, feels too tempting to refuse. The doors of the pod slide shut, and a soothing female voice instructs me to close my eyes and keep still.