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.
Your mom may have warned you that going outside with wet hair will make you sick. But is this just a superstition or can damp[...]
Noise over 140 decibels can permanently damage hearing, and almost all firearms are in that range or higher. In comparison, normal conversation falls in the[...]
Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona., whose focus is on treating patients with non-cancerous blood disorders. In addition to[...]
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Mayo Clinic has a long history of caring for the communities it serves during times of natural disaster. To provide support, Mayo will contribute $250,000[...]
Fiercely independent, Anya Magnuson has always been driven. Even now, after surviving multiple near-fatal medical events, her sights are set on returning to work, to[...]
"Mom, Dad, I'm bored." How many parents have heard this from children? It may make parents feel like they're failing, need to find something for[...]
About 90% of all adults consume caffeine every day, making it the most common stimulant in the world. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks or[...]
In a new study published in Nature Medicine, Mayo Clinic and several research collaborators from across the U.S., describe a successful new artificial intelligence, or[...]
Nights are getting cooler, and the trees are starting to change colors as autumn begins. And routines are changing because kids are back to school,[...]
In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers identified substantial health disparities in rural versus urban areas in diabetes-related deaths, with other disparities based on gender.[...]
Alex Kraatz is a creative, determined optimist who loves playing the guitar, taking photos, and spending time with his family. Softspoken with a gentle nature,[...]