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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.

AI-ECG helps physicians detect hidden heart condition (VIDEO)

A simple 10-second heart test with the aid of artificial intelligence is helping physicians detect a serious, often-overlooked disease. For Rochester businessman Mike Busch, that[...]

By Jason Howland • July 13, 2026
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
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