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A startup aims to reimagine the executive physical — with Silicon Valley flourish and a $3,500 price tag

The three-martini lunch may be on the decline, but the "executive physical" is still offered to C-suite executives. Can a Silicon Valley startup make the exams accessible to a broader…

SAN FRANCISCO — The three-martini lunch may be on the decline, but many big companies still reward their C-suite with that traditional corporate perk: getting poked and prodded as part of an executive physical that can carry a five-digit price tag.

Now, a Silicon Valley startup wants to reimagine these medical workups by offering a version for a broader audience, one that would run 75 minutes and have patients undergo an MRI scan and genetic analysis, among other testing. 

“You can pay $20,000 and go to Mayo

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