by David Hilden, MD MPH | Nov 21, 2016 | Geriatrics and aging, Medical research, Primary Care, Traumatic Brain Injury
My grandfather, Heizel “Bill” Hilden, before he died used to say the goofiest things. One doozy that I remember was when he flatly reported that the cane he carried came from the moon. It was a lovely gnarly wooden cane with white indentations if I...
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 | 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,...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jul 31, 2016 | Geriatrics and aging, Joint and Muscle issues, Pearls from Medical Science, Physical Therapy
Reading this stuff . . . so you don’t have to. A few months ago I launched the first in what I hope will become a recurring series: Pearls from Medical Science. As many of you know, I strive to provide high-quality, scientifically accurate medical information...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jul 25, 2016 | Geriatrics and aging, HCMC, Medical research, Medications, Primary Care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Hi, everybody! I’m back after a bit of a hiatus for a bit of family vacation. Thanks for checking in! This week’s topic is dementia. We talked about it with an expert colleague on our Healthy Matters radio broadcast and as I mentioned on the air,...
