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.
For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of[...]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JED07WxWc In our society, we are constantly bombarded by news. Cell phones, the Internet, television, radio and other outlets allow an ever-present stream of information[...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWNVKTNM9RQ Getting ready for a new school year can be exciting for children, parents and caregivers. It may also be a major cause of anxiety or stress. Whether[...]
At back-to-school time, many parents and caregivers make checklists to ensure children have the supplies they need for the school year. Mayo Clinic Children's Center pediatrician[...]
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, and the The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) wants women to continue breast-feeding when they return to the[...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unMvowv9k2w The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force makes new recommendations for when and how often women should have mammograms. They say women at average risk[...]
Recent outbreaks of measles in various parts of the world have public health officials concerned. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says worldwide, 150,000[...]
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has since become a concern in South Korea where at least 20[...]
In today's Mayo Clinic News Network Headline with Vivien Williams: A new study by British researchers finds women who take newer formulations of oral contraceptives[...]
In today's Mayo Clinic News Network Headline with Vivien Williams: Severe weather continues to roll through parts of the United States. Communication can break down[...]
Vision loss due to glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes are topics in the news this week. Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist Raymond Iezzi, Jr., M.D., tells us these can be very serious diseases[...]