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Jason Howland (@JasonHowland)

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.

Mayo Clinic Minute: Lifesaving treatments for stroke

Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and it's the No.1 cause of disability. Prompt recognition of stroke symptoms leads to faster[...]

By Jason Howland • May 28, 2026
Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the risk factors to prevent stroke

Stroke can happen anywhere to anyone. In the U.S., someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. And Mayo Clinic experts say knowing the risk factors[...]

By Jason Howland • May 21, 2026
Innovative wrist surgery helps athlete return to the pickleball court after decades of pain (VIDEO)

For years, a lifelong athlete was sidelined by chronic wrist pain that took more than just her ability to compete — it took a part of her identity. Now, thanks[...]

By Jason Howland • April 23, 2026
From donation to Kilimanjaro: Living kidney donor defies limits (VIDEO)

April is National Donate Life Month, and April 1 is Living Donor Day. More than 7,000 living-organ donations were reported in the U.S. in 2025,[...]

By Jason Howland • April 1, 2026
New lungs, new wife for Mayo Clinic transplant patient (VIDEO)

A 27-year-old Arizona man now has new lungs and a wife after holding an impromptu wedding ceremony in a Mayo Clinic hospital ICU room —[...]

By Jason Howland • February 23, 2026
Mayo Clinic Minute: Using combined therapy to treat obesity

Research shows that metabolic surgery and GLP-1 medications are both effective therapies for treating obesity. Medications typically result in a 10% loss of body weight[...]

By Jason Howland • February 17, 2026
Mayo Clinic Minute: Are the yips just nerves or something more?

Almost every golfer has experienced it. You're lined up on the green for that perfect putt, when an easy tap-in shot is foiled by a[...]

By Jason Howland • February 5, 2026
(VIDEO) Mayo Clinic restores hoop dreams for teen athlete

Over two years ago, a devastating hip condition and a misdiagnosis threatened to sideline a young high school basketball player for good. But thanks to[...]

By Jason Howland • November 3, 2025
(VIDEO) The science behind the measles virus

Measles, also called rubeola, is caused by a virus that spreads easily through the air and settles on surfaces. Symptoms, which show up about one[...]

By Jason Howland • August 28, 2025
(VIDEO) Peace Garden Drive reopening celebration marks construction milestone

Early Thursday morning, a few dozen Mayo Clinic staff gathered at the Sister Lauren Weinandt Gazebo on the Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, Saint Marys[...]

By Jason Howland • June 19, 2025
(VIDEO) Hockey exec wins faceoff against heart issue

A general manager of a professional sports team is a job that inherently comes with a high amount of stress, difficulty and demand — making[...]

By Jason Howland • April 9, 2025
(VIDEO) Why more liver donors are needed

April is National Donate Life Month. It's observed to help raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. In the U.S., it’s estimated that 4.5[...]

By Jason Howland • April 7, 2025
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