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
07/21/24
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S03_E18 - Face It, It Hurts...Understanding Orofacial Pain
Toothaches! Neuralgias! Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD)! Apart from these being great Scrabble words, they are also just a few things that fall under the category of Orofacial Pain. Any one of these conditions can severely impact our daily lives, with wide-ranging effects that can extend well beyond...
07/07/24
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S03_E17 - Beyond Medication - Effective Strategies for Pain Management
On a scale of 0-10, where is your pain right now? We've all been asked that question at one point or another, but really - think about where it is right now. Most of us experience some level of pain throughout our daily lives that we manage in one way or another, and oftentimes we assume that...
06/23/2024
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S03_E16 - The Next Step for Community Violence Prevention & Intervention
The rise of community violence has become an alarming issue in many areas, impacting the daily lives of residents, law enforcement, hospital personnel, and the overall health of neighborhoods. As these incidents increase, they bring with them a host of health (and life) problems that extend beyon...
06/09/2024
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S03_E15 - UroLogic: Understanding Men's Urological Conditions
This is the second in a 2-part series on Urology (Episode 12 focused primarily on Women's urologic conditions and the pelvic floor) and on this episode we'll shed some light on the conditions that affect millions of men worldwide. From BPH, to urinary incontinence, and yes, erectile dysfunc...
05/26/2024
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S03_E14 - Brainstorms and Breakthroughs - The Science of Strokes
Chances are we've all known someone who has suffered a stroke, and it turns out they're a lot more common than we might think - nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. every year. Brain health is essential to our wellbeing and suffering a stroke can have profound and even life-altering effect...
05/12/2024
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S03_E13 - Focus on Psychosis - A Conversation with a Clinical Psychologist
Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Hallucinations, Bipolar Disorder... These are some of the many conditions that fall under the category of Psycosis. But did you know that 1 in every 30 people in the U.S. will experience a psychotic event at some point in their life? But who is most at r...
04/28/2024
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S03_E12 - Strengthening Our Understanding of the Pelvic Floor
The Pelvic Floor. Everyone with a pelvis, has a pelvic floor. But what is it? For starters, it's something many of us take for granted - until issues arise... And although pelvic floor issues commonly effect women, they effect plenty of men as well. From feeling like you need to sprint to the b...
04/14/2024
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S03_E11 - Keeping Up with Pacemakers
The heart is pretty amazing. In the orchestra the human body, the heart is the conductor, but sometimes, even the most skilled maestro needs a little backup. Enter pacemakers, the tiny conductors that can help us keep the beat. But when might you need one? How are they implanted? How long do they last? And can I still use th...
3/31/2024
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S03_E10 - Getting a Better Understanding of ALS
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a rare but serious condition that affects around 5 people in every 100,000, but due to its devastating effects on both the patient and the caregivers, it's something that certainly merits a deeper conversation. Lou Gehrig and Steven Hawking may be the two most well-known cases...
3/17/2024
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S03_E09 - Cholesterol: The Good, The Bad and the Triglycerides...
Cholesterol can be a confusing subject for many of us. And, as many of us can attest to, seeing the results from a lipid panel can be like reading a foreign language. What's a safe range? Does good cholesterol cancel out the bad? And what is a lipid, anyway?
It turns out cholesterol...
3/3/2024
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S03_E08 - Getting our Brains Around TBI and Concussions
Brains! We've all got 'em. (Well, perhaps some of us more than others...) But it's estimated that almost 50% (!) of all adults in the U.S. have experienced a concussive event or some sort of traumatic brain injury in their lifetime. That's a staggering statistic, and on Episode 8 of the sho...
2/18/2024
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S03_E07 - The Bone Zone: Insights on Osteoporosis and Healthy Bones
Ever wonder why we shrink in old age? Is it true that astronauts lose bone mass in space? And does all milk have the same amount of calcium? There are over 200 bones in the human body and it's safe to say each plays a pretty important role, so of course it's important to keep them healthy...
2/4/2024
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S03_E06 - Let's Talk IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
It's not uncommon that the terms IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) get confused. Both have to do with your guts, both have impacted the lives of many in today's society and both could probably be explained a bit more. We plan on getting to both of them, but for sta...
1/21/2024
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S03_E05 - Listen up! We're talking to an Audiologist...
The Stapes! Tinnitus! Ear Wax!
Approximately 20% of the worldwide population suffers from hearing loss (and around 100% suffer from ear wax... Eeeew). But what can be done to protect our hearing? Is hearing loss permanent? What's that ringing in my ears? And why do we have earwax to...
1/7/2024
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S03_E04 - The Fentanyl Addiction Experience
Happy New Year to all, and best wishes for sticking with those resolutions!
Although a new year gives us a fresh start for many things, regrettably, that doesn't apply to everything. Some issues in our communities know no bounds, transcending ages and communities and affecting all walks of life. Perhaps one of...
12/24/23
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S03_E03 - "Knock Knock, Hi!" with THIS Guy!
The end of the year is here, so we thought we'd wrap it up with a fun one for Episode 3. Recently, Dr. Hilden was the featured guest on the "Knock Knock, Hi!" podcast with none other than internet sensations Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken! So we're re-airing that episode here for all to enjoy! ...
12/10/23
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S03_E02 - The Mighty Liver...
In Greek mythology, Prometheus' punishment for stealing fire from Zeus was to be chained to a rock where every day an eagle would come and eat part of his liver (harsh!). And since the liver is the only solid organ in the human body that grows back, that eagle must have been pretty well-fed. But why do we even need a liver? What ha...
11/26/23
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S03_E01 - Real Talk with An Emergency Medicine Doctor
There are seemingly as many careers in medicine as there are lakes in Minnesota (and we're talking well over 10,000 of those...), but many of the most intense jobs in the field are found in the Emergency Department. It takes a certain kind of person to want to become a physician, and on another level to want t...
11/12/23
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S02_E24 - Let's Talk Kidneys!
Kidneys. They made Dr. Hilden's top 3 favorite organ list in a recent poll - but why? What do they actually do? What are kidney stones (and better yet, how can one best avoid them)? And if we really only need one, why do we have two?
Join us for the final episode of Season 2, as Dr. Hilden and Hennepin Healthcare Ne...
10/29/23
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S02_E23 - 10 Tips for Reducing Pain at Work!
There's no doubt about it, Monday mornings can be painful. And for many of us, the pain doesn't stop there! Work is a part of life, and there's nothing we can really do to speed up the day or make your boss a little less nagging, but in this episode we'll explore 10 tips for reducing the other pains we ...
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