As the rate of hernia surgeries in the U.S. increases, Cleveland Clinic’s board-certified surgeons are leading the way in solutions and surgical techniques.

“We look at every hernia differently and say, ‘What do I think is going to be the best repair for that patient?’” said Dr. Eric Owings, chief of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital.

In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with The South Florida Business Journal, Owings discusses the different approaches to repairing hernias and how they are changing patient lives for the better.

Listen to hear about:

- The different types of hernias (2:36)

- Hernia repairs with robotics (5:42)

- How the Cleveland Clinic team manages complex cases (11:31)

- Patient success stories (14:54)

About one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the United States.

“Having a first-degree relative with prostate cancer significantly increases the patient’s possibility of having prostate cancer. That’s why it’s so important to undertake screening,” says Dr. Carrington Mason, a urologist with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital.

In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Mason is joined by Dr. Jamil Syed, also a urologist with Cleveland Clinic, to discuss the alternative methods to treating prostate disease successfully.

Listen to this episode to hear about:

· Why patients are choosing active monitoring over traditional routine screening (11:58)

· Focal therapy treatment (16:16)

· How Cleveland Clinic treats prostate disease (19:10)

Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Alfin Jeyaseelan was one of them.

Jeyaseelan, an otherwise healthy young man, experienced his stroke at just 25 years of age. Although his symptoms were atypical, his mother insisted they call the paramedics. Jeyaseelan soon was admitted to the Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, where the life-saving care and treatment he received allowed him to make a full recovery.

“It's been almost five months since my stroke, and I still think about it quite frequently,” Jeyaseelan said. “And I thank God every day that it went the way it did. In my life, it was a miracle.”

In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Jeyaseelan joins Dr. Michal Obrzut, section head of the Neurointerventional Radiology Department at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, to discuss his stroke and subsequent recovery. They also explore the innovative work taking place at the Stroke Center and how to spot the signs of a stroke. “It's really important to be aware of the symptoms of stroke, especially since now we have a treatment that can change it and take it away as if it had never happened,” Obrzut said.

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• Jeyaseelan’s life after stroke (14:49)
• Revolutionary treatment methods for stroke (18:30)
• The multidisciplinary treatment approach at the Stroke Center (22:54)
• Recognizing the signs and symptoms of stroke (26:59)

Click here to learn more about the Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital.

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