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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.

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
COVID-19 variant BA.5 is dominant strain; BA.2.75 is being monitored

COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continue to rise, with omicron BA.5 causing an estimated 82% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 28, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if you are exposed to Lyme disease

Scientists are studying why tick-borne infections, including Lyme disease, are on the rise and why ticks are expanding into new geographic areas. Lyme disease, the[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 5, 2022
Welcome summer with 5 summer safety tips

It's officially the first weekend of summer and extreme temperatures continue to affect many parts of the U.S. "It's important to protect yourself and your[...]

By Deb Balzer • June 24, 2022
Mayo Clinic expert speaks of significance of Lyme disease uptick

Lyme disease has infected more than 14% of the world's population, according to a new study. "It's significant," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory[...]

By Deb Balzer • June 14, 2022
Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as[...]

By Deb Balzer • June 10, 2022
Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of cancer screenings for LGBTQ community

The LGBTQ community includes people of all races and ethnicities, religions, and social classes. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming[...]

By Deb Balzer • June 6, 2022
CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus

Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been[...]

By Deb Balzer • June 2, 2022
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