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.
While the cigarette smoking rate in the U.S. has dropped significantly in the past 50 years, from 42% in 1965 to 14% in 2017, millions[...]
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While 10% of Americans report being allergic to penicillin, 9 of 10 have actually outgrown it or never had it in the first place, according[...]
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Drug company Biogen Inc. intends to pursue regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their experimental Alzheimer's drug, aducanumab, based on new[...]
Playing the same sport for an entire year and nothing else. It's called "sports specialization." And it could be causing harm to your child's body,[...]
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While pumpkin is an annual favorite of fall, there's a reason to make pumpkin a regular part of your meals. "Most of us think of[...]
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Every year, millions of people in the U.S. contract the flu. Many people recover from the illness, but some require hospitalizations. And, unfortunately, every year[...]