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 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...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 16, 2016 | Cardiology, HCMC, Humanities and Medicine, Medical Education
“That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, is extremely doubtful; because its beneficial application requires much time and gives a good bit of trouble both to the patient and the practitioner; because its hue and character are foreign...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 11, 2016 | HCMC, Health in the News, Medical research, Traumatic Brain Injury
There’s big news from HCMC this week. Many know that HCMC is the largest provider of TBI care in the state of Minnesota. But many don’t know that we are also a major research institution and in no area is this more true than TBI. The big news is that our...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Feb 28, 2016 | Diabetes, Getting medical information, HCMC, Medical research, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
If you missed the show this morning about diabetes with Dr. Elizabeth Seaquist from the University of Minnesota, you’re going to want to check out the podcast. She is not only a terrific person to hang out with but she is also incredibly accomplished in her...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jan 31, 2016 | HCMC, Health and wellness, Preventive care
Perhaps I don’t have to tell you that in the United States, the percentage of people who are considered overweight or obese continues to get larger with each year. I like to drive this point home when I am giving educational talks about health by showing a...