MPR news medical commentator Dr. Jon Hallberg shares his insights and expertise on health and health care every week with All Things Considered host Tom Crann.
26 Available Episodes (26 Total)Average duration: 00:06:46
May 17, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Water-related diseases
00:04:33
Water is essential to health, but when it's not clean, it can cause serious diseases.
May 03, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: What's our goal for care?
00:04:43
Questioning what health care should accomplish is a tricky, complicated thing to do.
Apr 26, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Picking the right doctor
00:04:42
It can be tricky to find the right doctor and avoid the bad ones.
Apr 18, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Opioids
00:04:16
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now telling doctors to stop prescribing the addictive pain-killers for long-term pain management.
Apr 12, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: The open-notes movement
00:04:22
A new movement called OpenNotes proposes that doctors open their personal notes so patients can read what they have to say about their individual health.
Apr 05, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Is sitting all that bad?
00:04:56
A recent study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine warns that sitting down can increase the risk of early death.
Mar 30, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: On happiness
00:05:23
Dr. Jon Hallberg discusses a Harvard health study on happiness that's now back in the public eye.
Mar 08, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: The impact of Zika
00:04:22
A 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."
Feb 23, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Talking to your doctor
00:05:15
When was the last time your doctor said to you, "Can we talk?" And what difference would having a conversation really make?
Feb 16, 2016
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Concerns with acid reflux meds
00:04:46
There are concerns about the long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, which are used to treat acid reflux and other stomach problems.
May 17 | 00:04:33
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Water-related diseases
May 03 | 00:04:43
Hallberg's Picture of Health: What's our goal for care?
Apr 26 | 00:04:42
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Picking the right doctor
Apr 18 | 00:04:16
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Opioids
Apr 12 | 00:04:22
Hallberg's Picture of Health: The open-notes movement
Apr 05 | 00:04:56
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Is sitting all that bad?
Mar 30 | 00:05:23
Hallberg's Picture of Health: On happiness
Mar 08 | 00:04:22
Hallberg's Picture of Health: The impact of Zika
Feb 23 | 00:05:15
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Talking to your doctor
Feb 16 | 00:04:46
Hallberg's Picture of Health: Concerns with acid reflux meds
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