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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.

Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do when sick with norovirus or ‘stomach flu’

If you went out for the evening and woke up with a sudden bad stomach, chances are you might be experiencing viral gastroenteritis. That's the[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 10, 2023
Do you know who to talk to about your child’s routine vaccinations?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That's[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 9, 2023
What’s National Wear Red Day?

National Wear Red Day is an annual event held each first Friday of February, dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women. It's the[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 3, 2023
World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist

Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer[...]

By Deb Balzer • February 3, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Role for opioids

Drug overdoses from opioids have been linked to a decreased life span, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The[...]

By Deb Balzer • January 19, 2023
4 ways to reduce risks of cervical cancer

HPV plays a role in causing most cervical cancer. Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that[...]

By Deb Balzer • January 10, 2023
Rising cases of COVID-19 variant, XBB.1.5

Flu cases and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rates are beginning to drop in the U.S.; however, reported cases of COVID-19 are increasing. A new COVID-19 omicron variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading quickly and[...]

By Deb Balzer • January 9, 2023
Mayo Clinic Minute: Hearty and heart-smart winter soups

By December, the summer vegetable gardens have all been harvested. Winter fruits and vegetables are now on the menu. Elizabeth J. Bailey, a Mayo Clinic[...]

By Deb Balzer • January 6, 2023
New year, new goals, new edition of ‘The Mayo Clinic Diet’ 

Each new year brings new hope and many weight loss goals that often go unrealized. "The foundation of any weight loss program, whether it involves[...]

By Deb Balzer • January 3, 2023
Cold weather medical emergencies to know about: frostbite and hypothermia

The National Weather Service says arctic cold and bitter winds will spread across much of the U.S., and some states will experience dangerously low temperatures dipping well[...]

By Deb Balzer • December 21, 2022
Weight gain over holiday season – tips to manage calories at parties

If you have noticed you've packed on pounds over the last 10 or 20 years, and wondered how that weight gain happened, here's one idea[...]

By Deb Balzer • December 21, 2022
How to prevent flu, RSV and COVID-19 during busy holiday season

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu infection rates across the U.S. continue to be very high.  "As we predicted, this flu season[...]

By Deb Balzer • December 19, 2022
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