Category Archives: Quick tips

Quick tips: shingles, dementia & depression, high blood pressure medications

Posted on May 3, 2018 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Since you asked . . . here’s another “Quick tips” post from last week’s Healthy Matters broadcast.    I have included links to point you toward reliable information if you want to learn more.  The Internet is full of not-so-reliable … Continue reading →

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Quick tips: Shingles and pnuemonia shots, blocked coronaries, antibiotics for dental work, HIV test

Posted on March 31, 2018 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Hey, friends!  Here’s another “Quick tips” post in which I answer a few of the questions posed by listeners to a recent Healthy Matters radio broadcast.  As is often the case, I can’t get to all the questions, but this week’s grab … Continue reading →

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Quick tips: tremors, blood pressure, constipation

Posted on March 2, 2018 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Hey, everybody. Some of my most popular posts are these Quick Tips in which I do relatively brief answers to health topics raised by listeners to the Healthy Matters radio broadcasts. This time, I’ll cover these three topics from actual listener questions. … Continue reading →

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Quick tips: influenza, angina, kidneys, & blood pressure

Posted on February 4, 2018 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Hi, everybody.  I’m back with one of these “Quick tips” posts where I answer questions that were sent to me on a recent Healthy Matters radio broadcast.  Regular listeners will know that I never can get to all of the … Continue reading →

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In case you missed it: our most popular topics

Posted on November 30, 2017 by David Hilden, MD MPH

I have been writing My Healthy Matters for nearly two years, and over that time there have been over 50,000 views to the site.  To all of you who read along with me, THANK YOU! I took a pause in … Continue reading →

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A variety of everyday health concerns . . . from the Fair!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Last Sunday I joined 197,890 of my closest friends at the Minnesota State Fair.  Along with the best radio person in the business, Denny Long, I did a live, in-person broadcast of Healthy Matters.  This was our 451th (!) live … Continue reading →

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Special topics: Lyme disease

Posted on May 25, 2017 by David Hilden, MD MPH

Back in April I posted about medical science and what I had learned at my latest continuing education conference (the American College of Physicians conference in San Diego).  Go ahead and re-read that post to get my thoughts on how … Continue reading →

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Quick tips: C. difficile infection will gross you out

Posted on April 28, 2017 by David Hilden, MD MPH

OK, let’s talk poop. As promised in my April 2 post, I plan to do a series of short posts about specific medical topics since I recently returned from “doctor’s school” in San Diego at the American College of Physicians … Continue reading →

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