Play16min 30secHallberg's Picture of Health: Teen e-cig use going upNovember 13, 2014 4:31 PMDr. Jon Hallberg and host Tom Crann discuss the implications of the annual Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, which showed that teen smoking has dropped sharply, while e-cigarette use is rising.
Play18min 57secHallberg's Picture of Health: Is Minnesota ready?November 4, 2014 11:31 AMThis time, a conversation about Minnesota's level of Ebola preparedness, and the unprecedented nature of the disease.
Play12min 24secHallberg's Picture of Health: Study says stay away from supplementsOctober 28, 2014 3:06 PMIn this session, host Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg talk about a new study that exposes the fraudulent claims and health risks of supplements.
Play9min 18secHallberg's Picture of Health: Avoiding physician burnoutOctober 21, 2014 4:40 PMA growing elderly population and the demands of the Affordable Care Act are putting new stresses on doctors and contributing to an increase in physician burnout.
Play15min 27secHallberg's Picture of Health: Curbing Vicodin abuseOctober 7, 2014 3:45 PMMore Minnesotans are dying of prescription painkiller overdoses than car accidents, according to the state health department.
Play15min 16secHallberg's Picture of Health: The toll of stressSeptember 30, 2014 3:43 PMHost Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg discuss how stress, in not just large but small doses, adds up to bad health outcomes. The conversation was triggered by a new study on stress by Oregon State University's "Center For Healthy Aging."
Play22min 12secHallberg's Picture of Health: Get your flu shotSeptember 23, 2014 5:01 PMNew CDC guidelines on flu vaccines occupy host Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg in this installment. There are new recommendations on flu mist and children, and a higher dosage flu shot and new pneumonia shot for seniors.
Play13min 51secHallberg's Picture of Health: Detecting child abuseSeptember 16, 2014 2:43 PMIn this episode, what doctors do when confronted with evidence of child abuse. Dr. Jon Hallberg discusses what signs he looks for, who he contacts when he senses something is wrong, and how often he encounters this situation at the clinic.
Play15min 56secHallberg's Picture of Health: Smoking and diseaseSeptember 9, 2014 3:55 PMIn this episode, recorded earlier this year, an expanded conversation between host Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg about a new Surgeon General's report on smoking.
Play13min 34secPodcast: Hallberg's Picture of Health, episode 6September 2, 2014 5:51 PMHost Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg review some new recommendations on teens and sleep from the American Academy of Pediatrics. They also discuss the challenge of changing school start times and the impact of sleep deprivation on adolescents.