Play5min 08secHallberg's Picture of Health: Winter maladiesJanuary 19, 2016 5:00 PMBy Tom CrannIt's cold and flu season, and for many of us, that means dealing with an epidemic of absences at work.
Play4min 40secHallberg's Picture of Health: Innovation that's not really newJanuary 12, 2016 2:53 PMBy Tom CrannInnovation in medicine doesn't always mean coming up with a new device or drug.
Play4min 52secHallberg's Picture of Health: Talking physical activity with your doctorJanuary 5, 2016 2:12 PMBy Tom CrannDr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News' Tom Crann to discuss why physical activity is so important and how to talk about it with your doctor.
Play5min 07secHallberg's Picture of Health: Hope in the cancer fightDecember 8, 2015 2:40 PMBy Tom CrannDr. Jon Hallberg joined Tom Crann to talk about the implications of former President Carter's announcement that drug treatments have left him cancer-free.
Play5min 12secHallberg's Picture of Health: The Undiagnosed Diseases NetworkDecember 1, 2015 2:23 PMBy Tom CrannAn effort at the National Institutes of Health seeks to provide an innovative approach to study mystery conditions and help patients with yet-to-be-diagnosed diseases.
Play5min 06secHallberg's Picture of Health: The end of pharmaceutical adsNovember 24, 2015 4:41 PMA panel of physicians from the American Medical Association have voted in favor of a ban on what are called "direct-to-consumer" pharmaceutical ads.
Play5min 14secHallberg's Picture of Health: The essentials of antibiotic resistanceNovember 10, 2015 2:00 PMWith Get Smart About Antibiotics Week just around the corner, it's time for a refresher on antibiotic use and overuse.
Play8min 41secHallberg's Picture of Health: The doctor-patient relationshipNovember 3, 2015 4:16 PMBy Steven JohnAt some point in your life, chances are you'll need a new primary care physician. Where should you start?
Play6min 54secHallberg's Picture of Health: Cancer risksOctober 27, 2015 2:30 PMBy Steven JohnBig organizations have been making big news with new health warnings (think processed meat and cancer) and revised screening recommendations (think breast cancer). Here's a clinical perspective.
Play4min 35secHallberg's Picture of Health: Lowering blood pressureSeptember 15, 2015 3:49 PMBy Tom CrannA study on blood pressure was stopped more than a year early by the National Institutes of Health because the results were so clear to researchers.