Health Yeah! With Monica Robins

Today’s topic focuses on Medical Malpractice and how to be your own best health advocate. Medical negligence is a difficult subject, but sometimes mistakes are made that change lives in catastrophic and unfortunate ways. A Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Hopefully, you never need the information we’re about to give you, but if you...

In the past two decades we’ve become increasingly aware of the danger and damage contact sports can have on the athlete’s brain.  Especially those repeated hits to the head.  It has been a big issue in the NFL and we’ve seen rules change from the pros to the pee wees.  The NFL draft is in Cleveland next week and today’s episode is about how NFL players Association is teaming up with Cleveland Clin...

Today we’re going to inspire you, hopefully fire you up and make you reflect on what’s really important in life. Which in the middle of a pandemic is some much needed stress relief we all need. To help me do that is Dr. Robert Smith, the director of the Medical staff Assistance Program at MetroHealth and a psychologist. Dr. Smith had surgery today (April 1st) to remove cancerous lesions on his lun...

EPISODE 9:  This episode focuses on mental health.  A topic we can all learn from but seeking mental help in communities of color is often a taboo subject.  According to Mental Health America more than 13 percent of Americans identify as black or African American and last year 16% reported a mental health issue.  That’s more than seven million people.  But studies show black and Hispanic people ar...

EPISODE 8:  This episode is about the big news out of Pfizer that data shows its vaccine is safe and effective for kids 12-15.  It has yet to be published or submitted to the FDA, but likely middle schoolers will be able to be vaccinated before going back to school in the fall.  I spoke with Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Michelle Medina, she’s the Associate Chief of Clinical Operations within Cleveland Cl...

EPISODE 7:  Is COVID vaccine safe for pregnant women?    There’s been a lot of concern among pregnant women on whether or not to get the COVID vaccine.  Studies are ongoing but data is still limited.  The CDC says the vaccine should be made available to pregnant women, and the World Health Organization recommends women in high risk professions should get it, such as healthcare workers.   In this e...

This week we’re looking at the hidden dangers in your medicine cabinet.  Do you take your vitamins and supplements the right way?  Or, are you just wasting your money?  This mostly unregulated industry is worth more than $31 billion in the U.S.  But there’s a lot we don’t know about vitamins and supplements, and in some cases, even our doctors can’t explain what we need to know. Dr. Fady Abdlrasul...

While many of you may be waiting for your federal stimulus check, there’s another part of the American Rescue Plan that may impact you, especially if you use the federal marketplace for your health insurance. Congress included a $34 billion dollar expansion to the plan that applies to those needing COBRA and they changed the subsidies, so there’s a chance you may be able to pay less for coverage. ...

The pandemic has become a goldmine for scammers trying to rip off health insurance and banking information from those desperate for a vaccine or anything relating to COVID-19. In fact your healthcare information is a huge doorway to identity theft. In this episode, Devoted Health benefits advisor, Kent Jacobs, discusses what you need to know about your Medicare, Medicaid and Insurance info, how to...

When actor, Chadwick Boseman, died of colon cancer in August 2020 it brought to light a deadly trend. Why are more men of color dying from this type of cancer and why is it also impacting more young men? In this episode, Monica talks to Dr. Suneel Kamath, a GI Medical Oncologist with Cleveland Clinic about what younger men need to understand about their bodily bathroom functions and the importance...

Dr. Grace McComsey is Vice President of Research and Chief Science Officer at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Currently she and her team are conducting about two hundred clinical trials on potential treatments for COVID-19. Some you’ve probably heard of and you might have wondered whatever happened to those that used to be in the headlines. Also she always gives great insight into how to turn y...

It's not everyday you get all three CEOs of Cleveland's biggest medical centers to chat for an hour about the pandemic, future of healthcare, job creation, health disparity, vaccines and advancements thanks to COVID-19. In this exclusive interview Monica talks with Cleveland Clinic President and CEO, Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, MetroHealth President and CEO, Dr. Akram Boutros and University Hospitals Clev...