Vital Signs

Each month we will debut topics important to your health and take a deep dive into medical news or what’s top of mind at the doctor’s office with family physician Dr. Jon Hallberg.

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Vital Signs: From the Surgeon General’s office to the box office, addressing teen mental health
Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about a proposal to add warning labels to social media and a new Disney movie that gives life to difficult emotions.
Vital Signs: A higher price for cigarettes and a poem for doctors
Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about Minneapolis’ new ordinance raising the minimum price for cigarettes and to share a poem that illustrates the role of art in medicine.
Vital Signs: What’s causing a generational divide in happiness
Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the fallout of the cyberattack against a UnitedHealth subsidiary, the results of a new happiness study and more.