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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: Managing Type 2 diabetes

Three are main forms of diabetes — Type 1, Type 2 and gestational — which can happen during pregnancy and go away once the baby is born. Those with Type[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 28, 2022
Learn about acute flaccid myelitis, a condition in children that is similar to polio

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That's when enteroviruses are[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 22, 2022
What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 20, 2022
Addressing health care barriers during Hispanic Heritage Month

More than 60 million people of Hispanic heritage live in the U.S.Since Sept. 15, 1968, the U.S. has annually honored the many contributions of its[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 15, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: Better-tolerated treatments for migraine pain

Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease that often goes diagnosed and undertreated. It's more than a typical headache. Sometimes migraine headaches come with pain so[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 14, 2022
Mayo Clinic in Arizona achieves second Magnet designation in recognition of nursing excellence

PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic in Arizona has received its second Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, with nine exemplars noted. Exemplars are areas where Mayo[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 25, 2022
Expect a different flu season: Why you’ll want to be vaccinated for flu

COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 23, 2022
What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means

Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 12, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: Don’t skip your child’s HPV vaccine

Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 11, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why are menthol-flavored cigarettes a concern?

Whether to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes is up for public comment through Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed banning menthol flavoring in[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 1, 2022
A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more…

Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 29, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: Black women and uterine fibroids

July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 28, 2022
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