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.
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Undiagnosed epilepsy disrupted Jake Weiss' life for years. But a comprehensive evaluation finally revealed the true nature of his medical condition and gave him a[...]
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Buoyed by her Mayo Clinic care team, Kellie Leasure, a 48-year-old mother of four living with metastatic breast cancer, embraces each day. On the trip[...]
The American Cancer Society has announced updated guidelines as to when most folks should begin being screened for colon and rectal cancer. Colon and rectal[...]
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In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Sanjay Bagaria, a surgeon at Mayo Clinic, will explain hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy — a cancer treatment using heated[...]
When Melissa Webb had an unusual cyst in her throat surgically removed at the age of 6, she had no idea how much the experience[...]
When a Mayo Clinic surgical team learned that a child tethered to life support in a foreign country would die in a matter of days[...]
A host of serious medical concerns were making daily life a challenge for Robert Watts. Comprehensive care at Mayo Clinic helped him tackle each of[...]
Frankie Weekley suffered a stroke that could have left her severely debilitated. But prompt access to stroke telemedicine saved Frankie’s life and minimized the effect[...]