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.
Many people can relate to making some type of sacrifice for the one they love. For some, it’s a move far away from family and[...]
For the seventh straight year, Fortune magazine has named Mayo Clinic to its "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. Mayo came in at #55,[...]
I wanted to share this story for other parents of teenagers with POTS. My daughter, Ariel, became sick in the middle of her junior year[...]
This story was submitted by David Kelly from Saint Joseph, Mich. We’ve been a part of the Mayo Experience since 1998. Originally we began our[...]
Sam Buchl and Darin Steffl both enjoyed volunteering in the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center during their senior year of high school. As volunteers in[...]
Every six minutes, a patient at Mayo Clinic receives a transfusion of blood or blood products. There’s an ongoing and never-ending need for blood donors[...]
As a life-long Minnesotan, I look forward to winter. No, I don’t like bitter, below zero temperatures, and I am definitely not a fan of[...]
It's always exciting to see someone graduate from school -- whether it's a high school graduate embarking on life or a college graduate who feels liberated from[...]
This story was submitted by Ron Reffitt Jr. In this photo, I'm holding my first grandson, Blake, born this summer to my daughter, Jennifer, behind[...]
Ah, the holidays a time when most people have added chaos in their lives. Between stressing over finances and the best gifts to buy, fighting[...]
My name is Walter Cannon, and I am 66 years old. When I was nine years old, I had an accident at school that lead[...]
Editor's Note: Mike from the Minneapolis area sent us this message on the day after Thanksgiving, as he wanted to share his gratitude for the[...]