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Test question: Are mobile vascular health screenings a useful tool or snake oil?

People typically enter a church to feed their soul, but nearly 60 people walked into Madison’s Asbury United Methodist last Saturday to assess their vascular health. Each paid up to $109, by cash or credit card, for ultrasound services that could help save their life or simply flatten their wallet.

….While mobile screenings are a growing trend in health care, their value is debated among medical professionals, including vascular specialists at UW Health and Wisconsin Heart, which in Madison is based at Meriter Hospital.