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.
In December 2014, Gregory Cascino, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, received a photo of a former patient. Kate Seifert was standing at the top[...]
Richard Joseph, M.D., an oncologist specializing in melanoma at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, has been named the 2015 recipient of the “Doctor of the Year[...]
Receiving a donor kidney from an anonymous deceased donor is a gift of life to anyone in need of a transplant. Receiving an organ donation[...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igf3telOA5E Unconscious bias, also called implicit bias, affects health care providers every day, especially when they are stressed or tired. Swift and automatic, it can[...]
Taking a prescription drug can be confusing. And taking several medications ... some before breakfast and others just before bed ... can multiply the challenges.[...]
Faced with losing their newborn son, Anna and Oleg, searched far and wide for an answer. They found it and a new birthday for their[...]
In the past, in even the best of doctor-patient relationships, it was usually the doctor who made the final decision about treatment. Now that's changing. On this[...]
Hernias are a common medical problem. Each year in the U.S., about 800,000 inguinal hernias are surgically repaired. On this week's Mayo Clinic Radio, surgeon[...]
If you’re diagnosed with a serious illness, it can be easy to get down and wonder why this is happening to you and how will it affect your[...]
Mike Woellert had heard people talk about colonoscopies. He didn’t hesitate, and it may have saved his life. Friday, March 27, marked the one-year anniversary[...]
The Major League baseball season is about to begin, and for many of us, it signals the start of outdoor fitness activities. To avoid injury, it's[...]
Gail and Bob Boehmer recall driving through Lake City, Minnesota, many times on their way to northern Wisconsin, where they first met. Neither of them[...]