by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 28, 2023 | Preventive care
Who should get the pneumonia shot? Can you get multiple vaccines on the same day? Who should get the shingles shot and why? In Episode 23 of the Healthy Matters Podcast, I get these answers from my colleague Dr. Kate Hust, medical director of the Internal Medicine...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Feb 15, 2022 | Hilden's House Calls
Hilden’s House Calls makes its debut on Episode 3 of The Healthy Matters Podcast, but it’s really nothing new. I’ve been answering your health questions for more than 13 years on the radio and I have no intention of stopping. Your thoughtful questions make for great...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Sep 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic, Humanities and Medicine
Photo credit: Twin Cities Public Television, tpt.org It’s been a while and I’m getting pandemic fatigue. I’m too exhausted to do much of anything, including blog posts, but recently I was fortunate to be part of something really special. Happily, my...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | May 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic, Dr. Hilden's reflections, Humanities and Medicine
I wrote the following short piece for the Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Physicians of which I am privileged to serve as Governor. I edited it a bit for my colleagues – physicians and all others – at Hennepin Healthcare. I offer it to you...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
Almost every day I walk through the patient care areas of our hospital at Hennepin Healthcare and lately I’ve been visiting the staff and patients in our 6 psychiatry units. Since I’m an internist, meaning I care for people with medical illness, I usual...
