Dr. Jon Hallberg: Top medical stories of 2007
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MPR's Tom Crann talks to Dr. Jon Hallberg about some of 2007's most interesting medical stories.
Most reassuring medical event: The Emergency Medical Services response to the I-35W Bridge collapse.
Most beneficial impact to public health: Minnesota's statewide smoking ban.
Most disturbing story involving healthcare professionals: Attempted London and Glasgow airport bombings in June by 7 physicians and a medical technician employed by England's National Health Service.
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Best new medical term: Nocturnalist, a hospitalist who only works the night shift.
Best attempt to tackle an incomprehensible topic: Michael Moore's documentary 'Sicko.'
Books that best captured the medical experience: 'Body of Work' by Christine Montross; 'How Doctors Think' by Jerome Groopman.
Most-hyped important medical story: XDR-TB: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Medical story to watch in 2008: theHealthcareScoop.com.
