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.
The U.S. celebrates another Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 18. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tobacco use remains the leading cause[...]
With 28 million more children in the U.S. now eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19, parents of kids 5–11 may still have questions about the[...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given the green light for 28 million children in the U.S. to be vaccinated for COVID-19.[...]
It's like an auto mechanic running a diagnostic test on your car's engine while it's out of the garage and traveling down the road. Wearable[...]
Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say[...]
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women. Nearly 250,000 are diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. every year, according to[...]
October is Bat Month and a good time to make sure they are not roosting in your home. The Humane Society of the United States[...]
Since announcing her breast cancer diagnosis and successful treatment last month, Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been a leader in encouraging people to take advantage of[...]
Have you had your flu shot yet? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every[...]
If you're a kidney transplant patient, your chances of living a longer life are improving. That's according to a recent review published in The New[...]
Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea,[...]
Do you wash the avocados before cutting them up for guacamole? How about the melon you'll slice up for the fruit salad — does it get a rinse? The[...]