by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jan 28, 2017 | Cancer, Gastroenterology, Preventive care
See that brave patient in the picture? Yup, that’s me, just minutes from getting my colonoscopy at HCMC last year. I’ve been meaning to do a post about that experience and now seems as good a time as any. What with turmoil in the country and all, what...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Oct 14, 2016 | Cancer, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Save the date: October 27, Noon-1:00 As I have mentioned both on the air and in previous blog posts right, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So far this month we have talked about breast cancer detection on the Healthy Matters radio broadcast (which you can...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Oct 5, 2016 | Cancer, Geriatrics and aging, Health and wellness, Preventive care, Primary Care
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I wrote this post about 4 or 5 times. The first draft found me in the weeds of details and statistics. In the second draft I sounded too preachy. My third attempt covered every aspect of breast cancer from risk factors to...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jun 18, 2016 | Cancer, Diabetes, Diet and exercise, Health and wellness, Health in the News
OK, before I say one thing about this topic, we need to set the mood by playing this very short audio clip. Make sure the sound is turned up on your computer or mobile device and click the “play” arrow. This is going to be epic: Hallelujah!...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | May 1, 2016 | Cancer, Dermatology, HCMC, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
May is Skin Cancer Month and Monday, May 2 is “Melanoma Monday” so let’s talk about your skin. You probably have heard many times about many types of illness – “Catch it early and it is really treatable but catch it late and it’s...
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...
