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.
In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Tufia Haddad, a Mayo Clinic oncologist explains how Mayo Clinic’s collaboration with IBM Watson, is matching patients with clinical trials.[...]
The car-bike accident Gary Pettis was involved in on Nov. 19, 2019, could have ended his life. But the accident led to an unexpected kidney[...]
According to a new paper in Nature Communications, a protein known to help cells defend against infection also helps their mitochondria. The protein, one in[...]
Carolyn Judson repeatedly tried to no avail to get to the bottom of the episodes of shaking, sensitivity to touch and other mysterious symptoms that[...]
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Mary Jane Moline has never been one to shy away from a challenge. So when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor, she was[...]
The medication Jim Robinson took to treat his leukemia triggered side effects that kept him from the art he loves. So his Mayo care team[...]
For years, the neurologic disorder trigeminal neuralgia dominated Ellen Whitebird's world. It caused searing pain that destroyed her ability to enjoy life. Then in 2019,[...]
The Reibels have relied on Mayo Clinic for their care for 25 years. That experience has inspired them to donate to Mayo Clinic's Center for[...]
Michelle Swosinski was beginning to think she'd never be rid of her chronic abdominal pain. Years of fruitlessly searching for medical help had left the[...]
True or false: People of average or below-average weight are not at risk for heart disease. In the latest Mayo Clinic National Health Checkup, 4[...]