by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 12, 2018 | Cancer, Cardiology, Diet and exercise, Preventive care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Think men and women are just the same? No, I didn’t think so. But when it comes to heart disease, much of what the medical community talks about is focused on men’s heart health. So on the Healthy Matters radio broadcast last Sunday, we focused...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 21, 2018 | Cardiology, Diet and exercise, Medical research
We all know that being overweight is probably not good for our health. It seems to make intuitive sense and there is ample scientific data that says losing weight is good for you in the long run. But there are many uncertainties. One of the unanswered questions is...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Feb 4, 2018 | Cardiology, Diabetes, Infections, Quick tips
Hi, everybody. I’m back with one of these “Quick tips” posts where I answer questions that were sent to me on a recent Healthy Matters radio broadcast. Regular listeners will know that I never can get to all of the questions, particularly those...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Nov 22, 2017 | Cardiology, Diet and exercise, Health in the News, Preventive care
For many years I have been telling listeners and patients that “one-third of you have high blood pressure and many of you don’t know it.” Turns out I need to update that to “nearly one-half of you have high blood pressure and many of you...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Aug 14, 2016 | Cardiology, Geriatrics and aging, Surgery, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Hello from warm and muggy Minneapolis! Yup, it’s summer here in the upper Midwest in my hometown. Hope you’re cool and comfortable where ever you are checking in from. Today’s topic is loosely about heart surgery and I’ll highlight one of my...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Aug 6, 2016 | Cardiology, Geriatrics and aging, Joint and Muscle issues, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Hey hey hey! Last week was an “Open Lines’ show and thanks to the best listening audience in the world, I had more questions than I had time for answers. Here’s another edition of Quick Tips from the listener mail bag. If you missed the show,...
