by David Hilden, MD MPH | Nov 2, 2017 | Cancer, HCMC, Preventive care, Primary Care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I welcomed two outstanding experts to the WCCO studios for the live broadcast of Healthy Matters. We focused on the common screening test – the mammogram – and tried to answer your questions about this...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Aug 8, 2017 | Health and wellness, Preventive care
In 2013, people in the United States spent nearly $35 billion on vitamins and supplements. Something like 1 in 3 people take a multivitamin, and around half of people took some type of supplement in the past 30 days. So why, on the Healthy Matters radio broadcast the...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 22, 2017 | Cancer, Gastroenterology, Preventive care
Quick reminder about the upcoming #ColonChat. It is THIS FRIDAY, March 24, from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time. My colleague, Dr. Jake Matlock, will join me and others from the HCMC GI Lab for a fast-paced hour using Twitter to answer questions and bust myths about...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 5, 2017 | Cancer, Gastroenterology, Preventive care, Primary Care
Hey, everybody. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and we’re going all in (bad choice of words when talking about colonoscopies, perhaps) here at Healthy Matters. Here’s what we’re doing for Colon Cancer Awareness Month On Friday, March 3, I...
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 | Jan 21, 2017 | Diet and exercise, HCMC, Preventive care, Primary Care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast, Uncategorized
It is practically an expectation in health and wellness forums to talk about weight loss after the first of the year. New Year’s resolutions being all the rage in January. Perhaps you plan to lose a few pounds this year? For me, it’s always around the...
