Healthy Matters - with Dr. David Hilden
Dr. David Hilden (MD, MPH, FACP) is a practicing Internal Medicine physician and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), Hennepin County’s premier safety net hospital in downtown Minneapolis. Join him and his colleagues for expert knowledge, inspiring stories, and thoughtful insight from the front lines of today’s hospitals and clinics. They also take your questions, too! Have you ever just wanted to ask a doctor…well…anything? Email us at healthymatters@hcmed.org, call us at 612-873-TALK (8255) or tweet us @DrDavidHilden. We look forward to building on the success of our storied radio talk show (13 years!) with our new podcast, and we hope you'll join us. In the meantime, be healthy, and be well.
Episodes
120 episodes
S02_E18 - Shoulders, Elbows, Knees, and the "Funny Bone"...
The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E18 - Shoulders, Elbows, Knees, and the "Funny Bone"...Tennis elbow! Golfer's elbow! Rotator cuff, trigger finger, and ACL injuries! We've all at least heard of them, and m...
S02_E17 - Arthritis - it's a Pain in the Joint!
The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E17 - Arthritis - It's a Pain in the Joint!Arthritis. It's a huge topic. But what is it exactly? Well, it turns out that's kind of a loaded question and it's pre...
S02_E16 - Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E16 - Dementia and Alzheimer's DiseaseDementia, and more particularly, Alzheimer's Disease is a condition that affects many people and their loved ones the world over. But what is ...
S02_E15 - The 411 on Sleep Apnea
07/09/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E15 - The 411 on Sleep ApneaSleep Apnea. There's a number of us who live with the condition, and when you add up the number of bed partners who, by extension, al...
S02_E14 - Autism 101
06/25/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E14 - Autism 101Did you know that Albert Einstein didn't speak until around the age of 3? That being the case, it's quite possible that if he had been screen...
S02_E13 - Overcoming the Loneliness Epidemic, Together
06/11/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E13 - Overcoming the Loneliness Epidemic, TogetherSolitude is a choice and something that all of us need in our lives at some point or another. Loneliness, on th...
Season 2 Bonus Episode - Meet the Glaucomfleckens
05/28/2023Season 2 Bonus Episode - Meet the GlaucomfleckensHave you ever heard of Dr. Glaucomflecken? How about Lady Glaucomflecken? Well, millions of people have heard of them, and we'll get to know these funny and ...
S02_E12 - Getting Control of Asthma
05/14/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E12 - Getting Control of AsthmaAsthma is something that an estimated 26 million Americans live with every day and approximately 10% of our kids. Living with asth...
S02_E11 - Managing the Topic of Weight Management
04/30/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E11 - Managing the Topic of Weight ManagementCurrently it's estimated that between 42-45% of Americans are living with overweight or obesity, and that number is expect...
S02_E10 - Diabetes. It's on the Rise, so it's Time to Get Wise.
04/16/23The Healthy Matters PodcastS02_E10 - Diabetes. It's on the Rise, so it's Time to Get Wise.In 2019, the CDC estimated that 8.7% of all adult Americans had diabetes, and it's been projected that by 2040, that n...
S02_E09 - ADHD - It's Not Just for Kids...
04/02/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 09 - ADHD - It's Not Just for Kids...Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is something we've all probably heard of (or seen) at some point. But what is...
S02_E08 - Healthcare the World Over - Senegal Edition
03/19/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 08 - Healthcare the World Over - Senegal EditionBelieve it or not, healthcare is healthcare - the world over. Our journeys to better health may be very different,...
S02_E07 - Understanding Healthcare's Alphabet Soup
03/05/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 07 - Healthcare's Alphabet SoupThere’s no "I" in team, and technically, there’s also no "I" in MD, PA, RNP, AAP, etc… But it takes each of these to build out a mo...
S02_E06 - Legalize it!/? The Good and the Bad of Recreational Marijuana
02/19/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 06 - Legalize it!/? The Good and the Bad of Recreational MarijuanaSince many people have found great benefit in medicinal marijuana, and many others have found, w...
S02_E05 - Yep, We’re Talking About Your Colon...
02/05/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 05 - Yep, We’re Talking About Your Colon...A wise man once said that the colon is the organ that is responsible for modern human society (it’s actually our guest who sa...
S02_E04 - Stayin' Alive! A Q&A with a Cardiologist
01/22/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 04 - Stayin' Alive! A Q&A with a CardiologistThere's been a lot of talk about cardiac arrest in the past few weeks, and well, it turns out our hearts are prett...
S02_E03 - Hilden's House Calls - An AMA with the MD MPH FACP
01/08/23The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode - 03 - Hilden's House Calls - An AMA with the MD MPH FACPEver wondered - Why does it hurt when I do this? Or, what happens if I don't sweat? And what does D...
S02_E02 - Digesting the Topic of Processed Foods
12/25/22The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 2 - Digesting the Topic of Processed FoodsIs drinking Apple Juice the same as eating apple sauce? Do canned and frozen foods retain their nutritional con...
S02_E01 - Pediatrics! Where it all begins...
12/11/22The Healthy Matters PodcastSeason 2 - Episode 1 - Pediatrics! Where it all begins...Did you know that up to 95% of a child's brain develops before the age of 5? A pediatrician cares for the ...
S01_E25 - Bonus Episode - A Ride-along with Emergency Medical Services
11/13/22The Healthy Matters PodcastEpisode 25 - A Ride-Along with Emergency Medical ServicesHow does it work when someone calls 9-1-1? How much does an ambulance cost? What's a typical shift like fo...
S01_E24 - Breast Cancer - From Awareness to Action
10/30/22The Healthy Matters PodcastEpisode - 24 - Breast Cancer - From Awareness to ActionBreast cancer has likely touched all of our lives in one way or another. And current statistics show that, on aver...
S01_E23 - Community Immunity - Let's Talk Vaccines!
10/16/22The Healthy Matters PodcastEpisode - 23 - Community Immunity - Let's Talk Vaccines!Shingrix, PCV-15, PCV-23, Flu Shots, Bivalent....From Shingles, to Pneumonia, to Influenza, and even a little t...
S01_E22 - The Skinny on Skin with Dr. Jenny Liu
10/02/22The Healthy Matters PodcastSkin! It’s the largest organ on your body, so needless to say, there’s a lot to talk about! Thankfully, we’ll be joined by the Chair of Dermatology at Hennepin Healthcare, Dr. J...
S01_E21 - More of the Myriad Myths in Medicine – Let’s Debunk Again!
09/18/22The Healthy Matters PodcastEpisode - 21 - More of the Myriad Myths in Medicine - Let's Debunk Again!We've heard them all before, but is there any truth to the common myths in medicine? Can cold w...