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Deb Balzer (@DebBalzer)

Deb Balzer is a Senior Communications Specialist at Mayo Clinic. 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.

Infectious Diseases A–Z: When to keep your sick child home from school

Many parents and caregivers may be faced with the difficult task of deciding when to keep their children out of day care or school when[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 26, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Is CBD safe to use?

CBD has surpassed all other supplements in history in terms of rapid rise in sales and use in the U.S., says Dr. Brent Bauer, director[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 22, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Learn hands-only CPR

If you encountered someone who is not breathing and unresponsive, would you know how to give CPR? Even if you are not trained, starting compressions[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 20, 2019
Infectious Diseases A–Z: What you should know about hepatitis A

There is a widespread outbreak of hepatitis A in communities across the U.S. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 19, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why your preteen needs the HPV vaccine

If you could protect your children now from a potential cancer later in life, would you? Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 19, 2019
Infectious Diseases A–Z: Teach your kids cough etiquette

As children around the nation get ready to return to the classroom, there is one important lesson they should learn at home. It's called cough[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 12, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Children should have MMR vaccine for first day of school

As families around the country get ready to send their children off to school — and some for the first time — it's important to[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 8, 2019
Infectious Diseases A–Z: Measles cases in 30 states

Measles infections are now confirmed in 30 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "We have more measles cases than we have[...]

By Deb Balzer • August 5, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the symptoms of salmonella

More than 1 million Americans each year become sick with salmonella infection. Most people get sick from eating foods contaminated with salmonella bacteria including fresh[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 30, 2019
Infectious Disease A–Z: Will there be a universal flu vaccine?

A better, more effective flu vaccine is a matter of when — not if — says Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 29, 2019
Mayo Clinic Minute: Keep carbs complex

When it comes to dieting, people tend to go to extremes, says Dr. Donald Hensrud, director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. And that's[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 23, 2019
Infectious Diseases A–Z: How to tell if your upset stomach is a viral infection

An upset stomach can be a result of many things. When symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea and fever, chances are it's a viral infection. "A viral[...]

By Deb Balzer • July 22, 2019
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