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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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease in the world. About 80 percent[...]
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In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute we hear the story of a little boy with a bad case of scoliosis and what doctors did[...]
Surgery to replace a failing heart valve restored Dorothy Ganong's quality of life and gave her back the ability to engage in an active lifestyle.[...]
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million Americans have diabetes. Diabetes means there is too much glucose (sugar) in the[...]
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After a heart transplant and two months of cardiovascular rehabilitation, Mischa Melby has finally joined her classmates out on the playground. Like most 12-year-olds, Mischa[...]
Twice a year, Mayo Clinic conducts a National Health Checkup survey to take the pulse of Americans on health opinions and behaviors. This fall, the survey[...]
Teamwork and careful planning allowed for successful surgery to treat a congenital heart defect in an infant who, for religious reasons, could not receive blood[...]
Real deal or wives’ tale: Knuckle cracking can cause harm, including arthritis? In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, we hear from a hand surgeon[...]