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.
Colorectal cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the third most common in men worldwide. The colon is the final part[...]
Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different. Dr. David Etzioni, a Mayo Clinic colorectal surgeon,[...]
Lymphedema is swelling that typically occurs in the extremities, often resulting from the damage or removal of a person’s lymph nodes during cancer treatment. It[...]
Extreme cold brings with it a greater risk for frostbite. It's more common and often more serious than many people think. The good news is[...]
Most people know that high cholesterol is bad for their heart, but few people really understand what cholesterol is. Dr. Claire Haga, a Mayo Clinic[...]
If you could protect your children now from a potential cancer later in life, would you? A recent survey conducted by the Centers for Disease[...]
People with certain underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19. And now it appears that there also[...]
One of America's favorite foods to eat while watching the Super Bowl are Buffalo wings. Jen Welper, a wellness executive chef with the Mayo Clinic[...]
Public health officials continue to study and monitor variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that originated from the U.K., South Africa and Brazil. All three COVID-19[...]
President Joe Biden says the U.S. soon will be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people daily for COVID-19, and he expects any person who wants[...]
Civil unrest and domestic terrorism at the U.S. Capitol, and the threat of additional violent protests across the nation — compounded with an ongoing COVID-19[...]
Nearly 100,000 Americans are on a waiting list to receive a kidney transplant. For one Minnesota woman, finding a match appeared to be hopeless. She[...]