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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: Tips for safer picnics

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer. And picnics can be a fun way to start the summer season. But improper handling of[...]

By Jason Howland • May 24, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Who should be screened for skin cancer?

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Each year, more than 6 million adults are treated for skin cancer, according to the[...]

By Jason Howland • May 15, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: What are gallstones?

Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid, called bile, in your gallbladder. They range in size from as small as a grain of sand to[...]

By Jason Howland • May 3, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Using lasers on the brain to treat seizures

For roughly a third of people with epilepsy, medication does not control their seizures. Depending on where those seizures originate in the brain, laser therapy[...]

By Jason Howland • April 24, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescribing nature for mental, physical health

Editor's note: Earth Day is Monday, April 22 Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting[...]

By Jason Howland • April 21, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Reasons to be a living kidney donor

Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for kidney transplant, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Finding a donor[...]

By Jason Howland • April 15, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is pink eye?

Pink eye is extremely common in kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public schoolchildren in the U.S. miss 3 million school[...]

By Jason Howland • April 8, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: High blood pressure hurts the kidneys

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a common problem that affects the body's arteries. If you have high blood pressure, the heart has[...]

By Jason Howland • March 21, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in multiple myeloma treatment

March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that most often occurs in people over age 45. It's the second-most common blood[...]

By Jason Howland • March 12, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is hepatitis C?

It's estimated that 2 to 3 million people in the U.S. are living with the hepatitis C virus, and hundreds of thousands of them are[...]

By Jason Howland • March 11, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: SUDEP is a rare but deadly epilepsy complication

Seizures are produced by abnormal electrical activity in the brain that builds up and produces symptoms. About 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, which is[...]

By Jason Howland • February 8, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Expert advice for women with thinning hair

Thinning hair is common as we age. And while the signs might not be as obvious as in men, about 55% of women experience some[...]

By Jason Howland • January 28, 2024
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