by David Hilden, MD MPH | May 16, 2022 | Ethics and philosophy
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM joined Hennepin Healthcare as its Chief Health Equity Officer last year. Since then, my colleague and friend has put together an incredible team to tackle some tough issues surrounding health equity, diversity and inclusion....
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Jan 28, 2018 | Dr. Hilden's reflections, Preventive care, Primary Care
I’m a doctor (duh). I do annual physicals sometimes (duh, again). But I recently was put in the position of debating another doctor – on live radio – about whether or not the annual physical is doing anybody any good. Of course, physicals help...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Feb 25, 2016 | Ethics and philosophy, Health and wellness, Medical Education
Do black people feel less pain than white people? Are overweight people at fault for developing diabetes? Do doctors evaluate symptoms differently if a white man reports them than if a black woman reports them? Most of us would emphatically answer these no, no, and...
