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 this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Mark Larson shares his thoughts on the practice of colon cleansing. To listen, click the link below.[...]
Written by Sara Jacobsen Everyone who visits the Mayo Clinic has a story. Though my story may be a lot like all of the other[...]
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I had been to so many different doctors for my shoulder pain. Was even told it was all in my "head," but my husband and[...]
Does "lower my stress levels" show up on your list of New Year's resolutions for 2014? On Saturday, Dec. 21, Amit Sood, M.D., joined us to[...]
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