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.
2/18/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 …
2/4/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 confus…
1/21/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 (an…
1/7/2024
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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…
12/24/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 f…
12/10/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 …
11/26/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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…
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 ston…
10/29/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 …
10/15/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S02_E22 - All About Eyes!
Got eyes? Many of us do. Got issues with your eyes? Turns out many of us have that as well! From dry eyes to floaters, to reduced sharp…
10/01/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S02_E21 - COVID-19 - It's Been a Minute...
Remember COVID-19? Of course, we all do (it was a global pandemic), but what's the latest on it? It seems like it's been…
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 cert…
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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 heal…
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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…
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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 c…
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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. …
07/09/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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, …
06/25/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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…
06/11/23
The Healthy Matters Podcast
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 …
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 kn…