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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.

What makes a cancer survivor?

  June 1 is designated National Cancer Survivor Day – a time to celebrate those living with cancer. It seems ironic, though, for one day to be called out as[...]

By Joel Streed • June 1, 2014
Healthy Lifestyle Doesn’t Always Eliminate Risk of Heart Disease

Sometimes even doing everything right to live a healthy lifestyle isn’t enough to ward off a serious illness. Such was the case of 67-year-old Donald[...]

By Joel Streed • May 23, 2014
#StrokeMonth: From Victim to Therapist

It’s been almost three years since Sean Bretz collapsed. Unbeknownst to the then 23-year-old U.S. Coast Guardsman, a giant aneurysm had burst in his brain,[...]

By Joel Streed • May 16, 2014
Joyous Victory: Lung Cancer Survivor Finds Her Niche, Gives Back to Help Others

Written by Eunice Nishimura My journey started innocently enough as a neck strain I received while playing with my daughter’s golden retriever in October 2010.[...]

By Joel Streed • May 16, 2014
Miracle Patient Overcomes Unique Challenges to Receive Double Lung Transplant

To 22-year-old double lung transplant recipient Curtis Higgons, being dubbed the “miracle patient” by his physicians may seem somewhat overstated. But when you consider the[...]

By Joel Streed • May 14, 2014
#StrokeMonth: It’s a Numbers Game

Written by Lesia Mooney, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mayo Clinic's Advanced Primary Stroke Center in Florida. 795,000. That's the number of people annually in the United States who[...]

By Joel Streed • May 9, 2014
A Healthy Assist for a Special Delivery

JoAnna Goebel refused to let diabetes stop her from welcoming a healthy baby into the world When soon-to-be moms find out they are pregnant, many[...]

By Joel Streed • May 8, 2014
Immunotherapy Puts the Brakes on Cancer for Melanoma Patient

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. And for those patients whose disease has spread beyond its origination site, most treatment options have offered[...]

By Joel Streed • May 6, 2014
Mayo Clinic for 150 Years: Mayo Clinic Radio

On Saturday, May 3, we have a special program planned.  We'll recognize Mayo Clinic's 150th Anniversary with our guests Ian Hay, M.D., Ph.D., and Mayo Clinic historian Mr.[...]

By Joel Streed • May 5, 2014
#StrokeMonth: TIAs – The Warnings Most Ignore

Many people experience a warning prior to a stroke. But often it goes unnoticed, especially when you’re young and otherwise healthy, like Lorena Rivera, 44.[...]

By Joel Streed • May 2, 2014
She Was Born with Two Holes in Her Heart and No One Knew

Lung transplant brings unexpected answers to 27-year-old Ileana Hernandez was born with two holes in her heart. But for 27 years, no one knew. Hernandez,[...]

By Joel Streed • April 30, 2014
Enjoying a ‘New Normal’ After Epilepsy Surgery

A few years ago, Jessica Veach’s life was going according to plan. She’d started her career as an elementary school teacher — a dream she'd[...]

By Joel Streed • April 30, 2014
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