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 | 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 | Apr 17, 2016 | Cancer, Cardiology, Health in the News, Medical research
There was a big development in health care news this week. The buzz is all about the latest guidelines on aspirin since our friends at the US Preventive Services Task Force updated the recommendations. It came out in the Annals of Internal Medicine just this week on...
