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
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S02_E20 - Mental Health Stressors...and Strategies!
Be it social media, the change of the seasons, the holidays, or just the everyday stresses of life; one thing is for certain - they all can take a toll on our mental health. The good news is, these days we're talking about it more than ever. And the more we talk about it, the more normal the conversation becomes and the more we ...
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S02_E19 - Feeling the Burn. Talking Upper GI Health with Dr. Jake Matlock.
BBQ! Hot salsa! Gas station sushi! What do they have in common? Well, they're not exactly health foods. But that doesn't mean we don't (or won't) eat them when we crave them. And, as we all know, sometimes they punch back...
On Episode 19, we're joined once again by Henne...
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S02_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 many of us have actually suffered through them. But what's the scoop? What is actually happening and what can be done to help? And what the heck is the (not so) "funny bone"...
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S02_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 pretty complicated when you get into it. Thankfully, on Episode 17 of the podcast, we've got an expert, Dr. Rawad Nasr, the Director of Rheumatology at Hennepin Healthcare to help us get a han...
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S02_E16 - Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia, and more particularly, Alzheimer's Disease is a condition that affects many people and their loved ones the world over. But what is it exactly? How is it detected and diagnosed? Is there anything that can be done to reduce the risk? And are there effective treatments for it?
There are a lot of questions wh...
07/09/23
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S02_E15 - The 411 on Sleep Apnea
Sleep 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, also live with it, that number gets pretty huge. But what is it exactly? Is it dangerous? How is it different from snoring? And what are the options for treating it?
On Episode 15, we&apo...
06/25/23
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S02_E14 - Autism 101
Did 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 screened he might well have been diagnosed with Autism. But what is Autism exactly? How is it actually screened and diagnosed? And what is life like for those living with it?
Join us for ...
06/11/23
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S02_E13 - Overcoming the Loneliness Epidemic, Together
Solitude is a choice and something that all of us need in our lives at some point or another. Loneliness, on the other hand, is something entirely different and it's become one of the largest present-day issues facing our society. In a recent in-depth report by the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. V...
05/28/2023
Season 2 Bonus Episode - Meet the Glaucomfleckens
Have 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 talented people too, on a special Season 2 Bonus Episode of the Healthy Matters Podcast!
We'll go over Dr. Glaucomflecken's start in comedy and Ophthalmology (yep, that&apos...
05/14/23
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S02_E12 - Getting Control of Asthma
Asthma is something that an estimated 26 million Americans live with every day and approximately 10% of our kids. Living with asthma can be a challenge, especially if it's uncontrolled, and in 2019 the CDC estimated that around 10 people in the US die from asthma daily. But still, people with controlled asthma run marathons, ...
04/30/23
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S02_E11 - Managing the Topic of Weight Management
Currently it's estimated that between 42-45% of Americans are living with overweight or obesity, and that number is expected to rise to around 50% by the year 2030! That'd be half of the U.S. population, and that makes this a very important conversation to be having now.
There are a lot of risks and ...
04/16/23
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S02_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 number could rise to around 20% (1 in 5 people!). That's a staggering statistic, but where does it come from? What does it do to the body? What's the difference between Type 1 and T...
04/02/23
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Season 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 it really? What actually happens in the brain? How is it diagnosed and what treatment options are available?
On Episode 9 of the podcast we'll be joined by Dr. John Wermager, a spec...
03/19/23
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Season 2 - Episode 08 - Healthcare the World Over - Senegal Edition
Believe it or not, healthcare is healthcare - the world over. Our journeys to better health may be very different, but at its core, the need for healthcare is the same for all of us.
On the surface, Senegal, in Africa, couldn't be more different than Minnesota, however many of the conditions people face the...
03/05/23
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Season 2 - Episode 07 - Healthcare's Alphabet Soup
There’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 modern healthcare system’s team-based approach to serving a community. So, who and what are they?
It’s likely that you’ve been seen by a PA or an NP at some point, and there’s...
02/19/23
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Season 2 - Episode 06 - Legalize it!/? The Good and the Bad of Recreational Marijuana
Since many people have found great benefit in medicinal marijuana, and many others have found, well, great benefit in its recreational use - we thought it was high time we had a real conversation around cannabis. As we know, almost nothing is entirely good or entirely bad, so to help gain some perspect...
02/05/23
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Season 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 said this, which, in itself, is probably deserving of its' own episode). From colonoscopy prep to polyps, in this episode, we shed some light on an organ that literally lives where the sun doesn&apos...
01/22/23
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Season 2 - Episode 04 - Stayin' Alive! A Q&A with a Cardiologist
There's been a lot of talk about cardiac arrest in the past few weeks, and well, it turns out our hearts are pretty important to us! But what actually happens when things go wrong? Does a daily aspirin really help? And what's the best disco song to perform CPR to?
From Damar Hamlin's on-field scare, to chol...
01/08/23
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Season 2 - Episode - 03 - Hilden's House Calls - An AMA with the MD MPH FACP
Ever wondered - Why does it hurt when I do this? Or, what happens if I don't sweat? And what does Dr. Hilden do for self care?
We've all got questions for the doctor, and now you have a doctor for all of those questions!
In Episode 3, we kick off the new year with another deep dive into the wide (and often ...
12/25/22
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Season 2 - Episode 2 - Digesting the Topic of Processed Foods
Is drinking Apple Juice the same as eating apple sauce? Do canned and frozen foods retain their nutritional content? And where in nature does the color of blue Gatorade come from? (nowhere)
Food is a complicated subject on its own - and processed foods only complicate things further. Thankfully,...
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