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.
As a mother of a two-year old, I know that memories are precious. I spend a lot of time behind the camera taking pictures so[...]
Crystal M writes from North Carolina: I saw the invitation to share your story in the newsletter and thought that I would share mine with[...]
Austin Medical Center (AMC) has been named the 2010 Best Hospital Workplace — small hospital category — by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA). The honor[...]
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,[...]