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Deb Balzer (@DebBalzer)

Deb Balzer is a Senior Communications Specialist at Mayo Clinic. She began her career as a TV news producer in Rochester, NY, before joining CONUS Communications, a pioneering national news satellite organization. She also field produced for ABC, CNN, the Rachael Ray Show and Farmers’ Almanac TV. Joining Mayo Clinic in 2015, Deb writes, produces and collaborates on medical stories with Mayo Clinic’s leading experts, providing trusted health and medical information to help patients.

Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season

Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 24, 2023
Know the signs of strep throat in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 23, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated?

More than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures,[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 20, 2023
How does red tide impact beachgoers?

Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 17, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: What’s the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?

Colorectal cancer is a cancer of the lower digestive system, which includes the colon and the rectum. If you feel like you are hearing a[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 13, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Help with hot flashes due to menopause

Vasomotor symptoms — the medical term for hot flashes — are among the most common menopause symptoms women experience. Hot flashes, along with night sweats, can[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 7, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney disease could slow down progression of the disease

About 15% of adults in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease — that's about 37 million people. What if those people could be treated[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 6, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

More younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer  — also known as colorectal cancer — and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American[...]

By Deb Balzer • March 3, 2023
Winter safety tips from a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician

The National Weather Service says a massive winter storm is moving across the U.S., with high winds, icy conditions and up to 2 feet of[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 22, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Hope for spontaneous coronary artery dissection, SCAD

Research on spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, has exploded in the last decade, says Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and a leading expert on[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 22, 2023
Black History Month – Dr. Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, helping at-risk patients and increasing diversity in clinical trials

Black History Month is a month for all people to celebrate and learn about the diverse and important contributions of Black Americans to American society[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 21, 2023
What is naloxone and should everyone have access to it?

Two panels that advise the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending that naloxone nasal spray be approved for over-the-counter sale for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 16, 2023
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