Play4min 07secHallberg: Flu shots help you, but also our stretched health care systemSeptember 23, 2020 5:06 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergDoctors are urging people to get flu shots to keep themselves as healthy as possible during the pandemic. But they also want to minimize a “winter bump” in hospitalizations as COVID-19 continues to strain the health care system.
Play4min 12secHallberg: Yes, get a flu shot. No, it probably won't compromise your immune systemSeptember 9, 2020 5:05 PMBy Steven John and Dr. Jon HallbergDr. Jon Hallberg says people should get their flu shots early this year to hedge their bets during the pandemic.
Play4min 16secAfrican Americans have disparate rates of colon cancerSeptember 2, 2020 4:12 PMBy Tom CrannA recent study from the American Journal of Pathology found "African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer of any ethnic group in the United States." Dr. Renée Crichlow talks about some contributing factors.
Play4min 15secMen recommended to stick to one alcoholic drink a dayAugust 25, 2020 2:53 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergNew federal recommendations say that men should drink no more than one alcoholic beverage per day.
Play3min 50secCDC: Pandemic fuels threefold increase in rates of depression, anxietyAugust 19, 2020 4:45 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergDr. Jon Hallberg says anyone who needs help shouldn’t let the pandemic keep them from seeking it.
Play4min 06secDr. Hallberg: Century-old public health measures still relevant todayAugust 11, 2020 4:26 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergPublic health officials turned to social distancing to slow the spread of the 1918 flu. And, despite opposition like today, they promoted mask-wearing.
Play4min 10secDr. Hallberg is optimistic about classroom safety in the time of COVID-19August 5, 2020 5:45 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergDr. Jon Hallberg says that with the right precautions and “honesty and compliance” from all, classrooms could be one of the safer indoor public spaces.
Play3min 43secIntermittent COVID-19 symptoms likely just one, long infection — and that's good newsJuly 30, 2020 5:00 PMBy Tom Crann and Dr. Jon HallbergDoctors had worried that long-term, variable COVID-19 symptoms were a sign that people could be reinfected. That’s likely not the case, meaning immunity is possible.
COVID-19 vaccines enter phase-three trials — what it meansJuly 21, 2020 6:04 PMBy Tom Crann and Megan Burks“It puts us a lot closer,” says a Mayo Clinic vaccine researcher. But many health experts remain cautious in their optimism that a vaccine will be ready by the end of the year.
Play4min 31secResearchers gaining better understanding of what makes COVID-19 infections worseJuly 14, 2020 5:49 PMBy Steven John and Dr. Jon HallbergThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists seven conditions that are most likely to make people more susceptible to COVID-19.