by David Hilden, MD MPH | Dec 1, 2016 | Health and wellness, Preventive care, Primary Care, Public Health
It’s dreaded “cold and flu” season here in the not-yet-frozen tundra of Minnesota and probably where you live as well. This is a quick post to announce #FluChat – which I am doing along with my friends at HealthFair 11 and the...
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 30, 2016 | Dental, Preventive care, Primary Care, Surgery, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Hey, friends, I’m back. This time with a slew of questions from all of YOU about your teeth. Last Sunday on the radio broadcast we talked about dental topics – something I don’t do very often. I don’t talk about the teeth much because...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | May 25, 2016 | Allergies, Medical research, Preventive care, Surgery, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
OK, first off that is a delish-looking bowl of peanut butter in this picture. And I love peanut butter. Especially on a banana. Anybody else put peanut butter on bananas? Or apples? I put it on both! Seriously that is some quality peanut butter. But who really...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | May 20, 2016 | Geriatrics and aging, Preventive care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Before I get started on this post . . . I have started reading How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, which is the selection for our online Healthy Matters book club. Check out the recent post about it here and start reading! Falls Check out our dog, Zoe. She is a...