Joel Streed (@JoelStreed)
Joel is manager of the team that creates content for the Mayo Clinic News Network. He is a former broadcast journalist and news director. Joel has been with Mayo Clinic since 2001, first as a contract employee and then officially joining the staff in 2006. In 2012 Joel accompanied a research team to Mt. Everest and reported on their studies of high-altitude athletes.
It's flu season again, so most people get a flu shot and strive to stay healthy. But can certain foods or supplements boost the immune system and[...]
Regular urine color varies but usually ranges from clear to pale yellow. The exact hue depends on how much water you drink. Fluids dilute the[...]
Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, headache, muscle aches and sometimes fever. It's often called a[...]
Livia Mayberry and her sister were playing basketball with their dad at a neighbor's house in August 2022 when then-4-year-old Livia took a hard fall[...]
Every day, people take more than 23,000 breaths that fill their lungs with 2,000 gallons of air. It's an automatic and essential function that most[...]
Mammograms have been a standard screening for breast cancer since the 1970s. They have transformed early breast cancer detection and diagnosis by identifying breast cancer[...]
When people retire, they often plan to spend more time with their grandkids, or on activities like volunteering, gardening, traveling and hobbies. Christine Brown came[...]
When does a trickle sound like a waterfall? After you get hearing aids, according to Charlie Pierce. "I spent so many years not hearing the[...]
Kathleen Stewart was used to waiting for test results. She'd been called back for additional mammogram images many times and had already undergone two biopsies[...]
Carotid artery disease occurs when the blood vessels supplying your brain and head, known as carotid arteries, are damaged or blocked by fatty deposits. These deposits[...]
The nose is the subject of many sayings. A measurement could be on the nose or an object be right under your nose. You may[...]
Immunotherapy harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) is a form of immunotherapy in which healthcare[...]