Play4min 33secHallberg's Picture of Health: Water-related diseasesMay 17, 2016 2:47 PMBy MPR News StaffWater is essential to health, but when it's not clean, it can cause serious diseases.
Play4min 43secHallberg's Picture of Health: What's our goal for care?May 3, 2016 4:07 PMBy MPR News StaffQuestioning what health care should accomplish is a tricky, complicated thing to do.
Play4min 42secHallberg's Picture of Health: Picking the right doctorApril 26, 2016 3:35 PMBy MPR News StaffIt can be tricky to find the right doctor and avoid the bad ones.
Play4min 16secHallberg's Picture of Health: OpioidsApril 18, 2016 6:14 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now telling doctors to stop prescribing the addictive pain-killers for long-term pain management.
Play4min 22secHallberg's Picture of Health: The open-notes movementApril 12, 2016 5:55 PMBy MPR News StaffA new movement called OpenNotes proposes that doctors open their personal notes so patients can read what they have to say about their individual health.
Play4min 56secHallberg's Picture of Health: Is sitting all that bad?April 5, 2016 6:58 PMBy Tom CrannA recent study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine warns that sitting down can increase the risk of early death.
Play5min 23secHallberg's Picture of Health: On happinessMarch 29, 2016 7:10 PMBy Tom CrannDr. Jon Hallberg discusses a Harvard health study on happiness that's now back in the public eye.
Play4min 22secHallberg's Picture of Health: The impact of ZikaMarch 8, 2016 3:44 PMBy Tom CrannA recent study in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine says Zika virus "infection during pregnancy appears to be associated with grave outcomes."
Play5min 15secHallberg's Picture of Health: Talking to your doctorFebruary 23, 2016 5:48 PMBy Tom CrannWhen was the last time your doctor said to you, "Can we talk?" And what difference would having a conversation really make?
Play4min 46secHallberg's Picture of Health: Concerns with acid reflux medsFebruary 16, 2016 5:45 PMBy Tom CrannThere are concerns about the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, which are used to treat acid reflux and other stomach problems.