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.
Epilepsy is a complicated condition that most people are aware of but few know much about. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and Dr. Joseph Sirven,[...]
November is the time of the Movember movement, which encourages growing a mustache during the month to raise awareness of men's health issues, like those[...]
More than 34 million Americans are living with diabetes. And many of them are children and adolescents. Cases of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes[...]
Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 6 in the U.S. and Canada, meaning clocks are set back one hour. But does gaining or losing an[...]
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than[...]
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Halloween can be a particularly difficult time for kids with food allergies since many common candies contain one or more common allergens. The consequences can[...]
Just like a traveler uses a road map to find the most appropriate route to a destination, Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons are using a different kind[...]
Millions of Americans suffer from back and neck pain. Luckily, there is a wide range of options to treat it. Oct. 16 is World Spine[...]
It's a relatively uncommon and serious cardiovascular condition with symptoms that often mimic a heart attack or stroke. It's called aortic dissection. And if not[...]
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. It's important that men are screened for the disease to catch it early, and[...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new recommendations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations. The shots, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to protect[...]