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.
Sharing Mayo Clinic is a place for patients and employees to share their Mayo Clinic stories. Often patients submit them by email, or as a[...]
A Mayo Clinic patient achieved a medical milestone recently when he was the first U.S. patient to go home with a new kind of portable[...]
Before I became a nurse, I was a patient care technician (PCT) for two years while I was working to pass my nursing boards. I[...]
According to scientific research, being in the presence of a pet can have many benefits. In fact, the simple act of petting an animal can[...]
John Gillis went to "the best place possible" when he got esophageal cancer and got a result that he never imagined. The persistent stomach pain[...]
Every year, college students from around the country participate in a survey sponsored by Universum Communications to determine which companies they aspire to work for.[...]
When thinking of ways to share what makes Mayo special, Matt Dacy (a Mayo employee) along with a handful of colleagues decided on a children’s[...]
I don't even know how to begin to tell this story, but I know I have to write down what has happened in my life[...]
My story began in November 1993 when I was referred to Mayo Clinic with two abdominal tumors that were potentially cancerous. No tests indicated cancer,[...]
Living with Sclerosing Mesenteritis presents a multitude of symptoms that can be very troubling. But as we learn about the disease, we also learn that[...]
Almost two years after the opening of the new hospital on Mayo Clinic's Florida campus, employees still get pumped up about working in the state-of-the-art[...]
"Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way." -- Julie[...]