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 [email protected], 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.
11/24/24
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S04_E03 - All About Gout!
Gout! It's kind of a funny word, but ask anyone who's got experience with it, and it is no joke! It's on the rise in the U.S., and althou…
11/10/24
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S04_E02 - Dr. Thomas Wyatt and the Hospital's Front Door (Open 24/7/365)
It can be said that the emergency department is the front door between a community and healt…
10/27/24
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S04_E01 - Elder Essentials: Keys to Aging Gracefully and Caring for Older Adults
Though some of us might not like to admit it, it's a fact that right now, we're all …
10/13/24
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S03_E24 - Insomnia... and How to Fix It.
I’m sure most of all of us would agree that sleep is precious…
But sooner or later we all run into issues falling asleep, sta…
09/29/24
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S03_E23 - Measles! They're baaaaaaack...
Measles! There's been a bit of an outbreak recently across the planet which has raised significant public health concerns …
09/15/24
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S03_E22 - Caring Beyond Cure - Exploring Hospice Care
A birth is something that is often prepared for and certainly talked about without reservation, but conversatio…
09/01/24
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S03_E21 - The Dizzying World of POTS
Lightheaded? Short of breath? Heart racing for no good reason? POTS is one of the more mysterious subjects in medicine in rec…
08/18/24
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S03_E20 - From Hurt to Healing: The Power of Being Trauma-Informed
Today, we're diving into a topic that's crucial but often overlooked: adverse childhood events (A…
08/04/24
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S03_E19 - The A-Z on Abdominal Hernias
Hernias! They're a lot more common than you think, and in fact over 20 million hernias are repaired every year! All genders …
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 …
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 p…
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 d…
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 co…
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 mor…
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…
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 …
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 skille…
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, b…
3/17/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 …
3/3/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 5…