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.
By the time JoAnn Forster realized she'd had a heart attack, the damage was done. Then medical technology helped her bridge the gap to a new heart.
Kidney cancer threatened Bill Pearse's life; a gift from his son gave it back.
When a dedicated softball pitcher needed help getting a handle on her game, Mayo Clinic surgeons stepped up to the plate.
Doug Yaus says you have to be involved in your care — and never give up hope — even when your options seem to have come to an end.
Barbara Moy finally feels like a normal person after surgery for excessive sweating.
Epilepsy surgery ended Tiffany Hanson's seizures and started a new, active life.
Ardell Lien sailed around the world powered by a heart and kidney transplanted at Mayo Clinic.
Therapy and a positive attitude have helped Chad Hanson gain a level of independence unimaginable after breaking his neck in an accident.
Mike Wuest turned to the Web to learn about a bothersome facial tic, which led him to the answer at Mayo Clinic.
Amy Haberman says Mayo Clinic gave her support, tenacity and hope — to fight her tumor and to run marathons again.
When their son developed a rare type of brain tumor that caused seizures and dizzy spells, Koreen and Paul Harpel turned to Mayo Clinic for help.
When Noor Hosein learned that a kidney disorder threatened his son's life, he traveled from Trinidad to Mayo Clinic for a lifesaving transplant.