The Scope

Perimenopause is the final stretch before you stop having periods altogether. For many women, it’s a frustrating time filled with hot flashes, heavy and unpredictable bleeding, and a lot of...

Simple conversations can become an exercise in frustration when a loved one begins to lose hearing with age. Sarah Hargus Ferguson, PhD, associate professor of communications science and disorders, explains...

How might your neighborhood pharmacy be different five or ten years from now? Dr. Mike Feehan, visiting professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah talks about...

Geneticist Gabrielle Kardon, Ph.D., never thought that she would be explaining her research to patient advocacy groups, but that’s where her science led her and she has not shied away...

Amyloidosis can affect so many different organs and affects everybody in a different way. Because of this, you really need to go to a clinic that specializes in amyloidosis and...

There is a lot of confusion about when to get a mammogram. Some groups say 40, some 50. Others say you should get a baseline at 40. Is it necessary...

Dr. Jose Nativi is a cardiologist and director of the amyloidosis program at University of Utah Health Care and Huntsman Cancer Institute. He explains what amyloidosis is and why it’s...

Some of our health decisions are at least in part a product of where we live. For example, it might be more tempting to buy a fast food burger if...