Insomnia Part 2: “Sleep is incredibly behavioral” (VIDEOS)

by David Hilden, MD MPH | Nov 15, 2016 | Health and wellness, Mental Health, Primary Care, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast

Hey, Early Birds and Night Owls! This post is the second part about insomnia which is a topic I’m finding resonates with a whole lot of people.  If you missed Part 1 about Insomnia, I recommend reading that post here for some basic information. To help us learn...

Do you need a mammogram?

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...

Dementia is not normal aging. It’s a disease.

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,...

Got a tooth question? We have answers!

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...

Home, sweet (medical) home

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...

Seasonal allergies and . . . ah-ah-ah-choo! . . . you.

by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 24, 2016 | Allergies, HCMC, Primary Care

I’ve had allergies for the past 49 years. Seriously.  Started when I was two years old. My big problem is congested sinuses and nose.  Loud breathing at night – drives my wife crazy just as it probably drove my folks crazy in the 60s.  Sneezing over and...