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 | Sep 2, 2016 | Eyes and vision, HCMC, Health and wellness, Medical research, Preventive care, Traumatic Brain Injury
This Sunday morning, September 4, at 7:30, Denny Long and I will take to the veranda at the WCCO Radio booth at the Minnesota State Fair. It will be our 16th time doing a show live from beneath the shadow of the Giant Slide and sandwiched between Sweet Martha’s...
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 | Jun 11, 2016 | HCMC, Health and wellness, Primary Care, Public Health, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Hey and how are ya? C’mon in, grab a cup of coffee. Thanks for stopping by to my Healthy Matters home. Today I’m going to talk about Health Care Homes, aka Medical Homes, aka the Next-Generation-of-Medical-Delivery, aka the...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jun 2, 2016 | Diet and exercise, Health and wellness
For breakfast a few days ago I ate French toast and bacon. I melted some butter and soaked the French toast in it then covered it all in maple syrup. Then I drank about 4 cups of coffee. Later that day I ate a handful of chocolate-covered raisins. And a bunch of...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 13, 2016 | Diabetes, Health and wellness, Preventive care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
“Only 1-2% of people who could benefit from weight loss surgery are actually getting it done” So says Dr. Gil Hartley, my radio guest this week on Healthy Matters. Dr. Hartley is an internal medicine physician, like me, who specializes in the care of...
