by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 24, 2016 | Allergies, HCMC, Primary Care
I’ve had allergies for the past 49 years. Seriously. Started when I was two years old. My big problem is congested sinuses and nose. Loud breathing at night – drives my wife crazy just as it probably drove my folks crazy in the 60s. Sneezing over and...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 17, 2016 | Cancer, Cardiology, Health in the News, Medical research
There was a big development in health care news this week. The buzz is all about the latest guidelines on aspirin since our friends at the US Preventive Services Task Force updated the recommendations. It came out in the Annals of Internal Medicine just this week on...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 11, 2016 | Diabetes, HCMC, Surgery, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
This post is all about wound healing, hyperbaric oxygen, and fluorescent microangiography. Now if that doesn’t get your attention . . . Here’s a preview of what you will find in this post – lots of multimedia clips and info: Basics about leg wounds...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 7, 2016 | Cardiology, Getting medical information, Pearls from Medical Science, Preventive care
Reading this stuff . . . so you don’t have to. One goal of mine for this blog is to connect people to medical science. But ask any doctor – staying current on the latest in medical evidence is not easy. Look at this picture – it could be the...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 3, 2016 | Eyes and vision, HCMC
We learned a ton of stuff about the eye on today’s Healthy Matters broadcast. We mostly focused on glaucoma (good pun, eh. . . see how I said focused while talking about vision . . . oh never mind). We also touched on macular degeneration, cataract, and...
