Jason Howland

Jason Howland is a senior communications specialist at Mayo Clinic and a reporter specializing in patient stories and Mayo Clinic Minutes for the Mayo Clinic News Network. A former TV news anchor and reporter for KAAL-TV, the ABC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota, he has nearly 30 years of broadcast journalism experience. Jason has been with Mayo Clinic since 2008. He is a four-time Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award winner. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Each year, more than 6 million adults are treated for skin cancer, according to the[...] By Jason Howland • May 15, 2024 Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid, called bile, in your gallbladder. They range in size from as small as a grain of sand to[...] By Jason Howland • May 3, 2024 For roughly a third of people with epilepsy, medication does not control their seizures. Depending on where those seizures originate in the brain, laser therapy[...] By Jason Howland • April 24, 2024 Editor's note: Earth Day is Monday, April 22 Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting[...] By Jason Howland • April 21, 2024 Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for kidney transplant, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Finding a donor[...] By Jason Howland • April 15, 2024 Pink eye is extremely common in kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public schoolchildren in the U.S. miss 3 million school[...] By Jason Howland • April 8, 2024 Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a common problem that affects the body's arteries. If you have high blood pressure, the heart has[...] By Jason Howland • March 21, 2024 March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that most often occurs in people over age 45. It's the second-most common blood[...] By Jason Howland • March 12, 2024 It's estimated that 2 to 3 million people in the U.S. are living with the hepatitis C virus, and hundreds of thousands of them are[...] By Jason Howland • March 11, 2024 It's often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in 1 in 500 people. Dr. Said Alsidawi,[...] By Jason Howland • February 20, 2024 Sodium is a mineral that your body needs to function well. When you combine sodium with the mineral, chloride, the two make table salt. Sodium[...] By Jason Howland • February 16, 2024 Seizures are produced by abnormal electrical activity in the brain that builds up and produces symptoms. About 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, which is[...] By Jason Howland • February 8, 2024 First1234...NextLast