Dr. Jon Hallberg
MPR's medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg joined All Things Considered Tuesday to talk about what he considered the top 10 medical stories of the year, including fungal meningitis, hepatitis C and health issues surrounding Hurricane Sandy.
(12/18/2012)
Dr. Jon Hallberg, a physician in family medicine at the University of Minnesota, spoke on All Things Considered about some of the latest thinking on HIV/AIDS.
(12/04/2012)
A new report found routine mammograms have led more than one million women to receive unnecessary breast cancer treatment.
(11/27/2012)
Dr. Jon Hallberg, MPR's medical analyst and a physician in family medicine at the U of M, speaks on initiatives in the military to use the arts to help soldiers heal.
(11/20/2012)
The classic doctor's black bag became a symbol of medicine. Like many symbols of past generations, it is all but gone. Now your doctor is just as likely to carry a backpack that can fit a laptop or an iPad.
(10/16/2012)
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed three cases of fungal meningitis in the state as part of an outbreak that has sickened 90 people nationwide and killed seven.
(10/10/2012)
Dr. Jon Hallberg discusses weight and a recent study that projects the incidence of obesity in Minnesota to double by 2030.
(10/02/2012)
Another year of medical school at the University of Minnesota is underway, and physician and instructor Jon Hallberg says these new students have some advantages over his generation of aspiring doctors.
(09/25/2012)
Consumers often want to save money by purchasing drugs over-the-counter, but Dr. Jon Hallberg says rushing to make medications available without a prescription has its own complications.
(09/18/2012)
Many children and teens will need immunizations and checkups before they head back to the classroom this year.
(08/28/2012)
Food sensitivities are common in young children. BUt that doesn't always mean children will suffer from food allergies for their entire lives.
(08/21/2012)
During the winter, it can seem like children are always getting sick. MPR's medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg said that's because they are building up their immune systems.
(08/14/2012)
At what point should a person seek treatment for a fever?
(07/31/2012)
Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is increasing nationwide. About 18,000 cases have been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention across the country.
(07/25/2012)
A group of physicians suggest that multimorbidity should more often be treated as a group, rather than singly.
(06/27/2012)
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