Nov. 20 2025, Published 4:20 p.m. ET Disturbing photos of the cast of Wicked have sparked major health concerns and fueled accusations of “competitive anorexia” running rampant on the hit film’s set, RadarOnline.com can reveal. While the cast has been busy promoting Wicked: For Good, which hits theaters on November 21, fans have struggled to buy into the excitement for the sequel due to stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh’s “sickly” appearances. Fans Raise Concerns About ‘Wicked’ Stars’ Weight Fans took to social media to share their concerns about Grande, Erivo, and Yeoh’s health while highlighting their weight loss in dramatic before-and-after photos. Commenters said the Wicked cast looked “emaciated” and pointed to their protruding bones and gaunt faces as alleged evidence something is wrong. “Guys, there’s no way to find this normal!” an X user wrote alongside a before-and-after photo of Yeoh. “Look at how Michelle was before that diabolical movie and look at how she is now (oh my god).” Another X user said the actresses reminded them of how their “dying grandma” looked when she “lost the ability to eat because of her ALS,” adding, “These people genuinely need help, they look like skeletons.” “Yeah, it’s honestly very concerning that the three female leads all had very healthy, strong figures before Wicked, and now all of them look like they weigh less than 100 pounds each… Like what is happening on those sets…” one user chimed in. “The cast of Wicked looks emaciated, and it’s very concerning. I hope someone steps in,” a second person wrote. “You can see their bones pushing against their skin. It looks really worrying, and them being put on a red carpet and stylized and everyone acting like it’s fine is freaking me out.” ‘Ally McBeal’ Comparisons Many comments echoed the sentiment about how the Wicked cast reminded them of tales from “toxic” shows and films in the 1990s and early aughts, particularly claims about hit TV show Ally McBeal. While promoting her 2010 memoir Unbearable Lightness, Portia de Rossi famously confessed her eating disorder skyrocketed while starring on Ally McBeal. In her book, she revealed her weight dropped to a shocking 82 pounds, prompting the beginning stages of organ failure. Later, her co-stars Courtney Thorne Smith and Calista Flockhart opened up on the pressure they felt to be skinny and extreme diets. Some suggested a similar confession about Wicked would surface in the future. “I feel like in 10 years we’re going to find out there was something insanely sinister going on on the set of Wicked,” one person said. “I haven’t seen a single cast member who looks like they have gotten healthier or happier through the course of filming.” Although some attempted to defend the cast and accuse critics of body shaming, they were quickly shut down as users overwhelmingly branded the actresses’ transformations “not normal.” “Call me crazy, but I don’t think it’s body shaming to genuinely wonder what’s going on and if they’re all ok,” an X user remarked as another added, “I’m so sick of people pretending that pointing out a dangerous trend is body shaming.”
https://radaronline.com/p/wicked-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-health-concerns-weight-loss/
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EXCLUSIVE: Dolly Parton’s Health Battle Sparks Fears for Country Icon, 79 — as Stars Continue to Rally Around Her After Canceling Las Vegas Gigs
Nov. 8 2025, Published 9:00 a.m. ET Dolly Parton has been forced to cancel concerts as she prepares for medical procedures – and RadarOnline.com can reveal loved ones are furiously working 9 to 5 to bolster her amid fears of losing the country legend. Sources said the 79-year-old performer has been flooded with support from both famous faces and fans, as well as her nearest and dearest. The flurry of attention comes as the Jolene songbird pulled the plug on her upcoming six-show Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, as doctors demanded she deal with a potentially deadly medical crisis that has forced her to stay resting at her sprawling mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. Dolly’s Support System An insider said: “Dolly’s been a rock for the likes of Reba [McEntire], Kelly [Clarkson] and so many others and they want to be there for Dolly, too. “They’re checking in, sending care packages and notes, and telling her they’re here to help with anything she needs. Whether it be a hug or a talk, all she needs to do is ask. “Dolly appreciates their comforting words. She’s leaning on them more than ever, especially with her husband, Carl [Dean], gone.” Meanwhile, pals are secretly worried about losing the beloved Queen of Country. Dolly’s Tough Few Months “Behind the scenes, her friends are extremely upset to hear she’s having these health issues,” added the insider. “She’s never been this vulnerable. Dolly always managed to avoid things like this but now they’re seeing she’s human and hoping and praying she’ll pull through.” As RadarOnline.com reported, Parton has been dealt a rough deck of cards this year, losing her hubby of nearly 59 years, Dean, in March. She’s also been suffering from kidney stone issues, which she admitted were causing her a “lot of problems” and preventing her from traveling. Pushing Back Show Dates To Focus On Healing RadarOnline.com previously reported how she threw herself into work to stay busy, but friends were worried she was stretching herself too thin and on the verge of burnout. She’s now moved her Las Vegas shows set for the Christmas period to September 2026. “I’ve been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures,” Parton told fans.
https://radaronline.com/p/dolly-parton-health-battle-fans-stars-concern/
Experts: Seasonal depression more likely as days get darker
As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, many people begin to notice a shift in their mood, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This type of depression typically occurs around the same time each year—most often in the fall and winter—when sunlight is limited.
Stephanie Marcello, chief psychologist at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care in New Brunswick, New Jersey, emphasizes that having the right tools can make a significant difference in how you feel during these months.
### What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
SAD affects people in different ways, but common symptoms include:
– Feeling sad most of the day, nearly every day
– Low energy
– Sleeping more than usual
– Changes in appetite, such as overeating or losing your appetite
– Weight fluctuations
– Losing interest in activities you usually enjoy
Some individuals may also experience feelings of hopelessness or have thoughts of suicide. Doctors typically diagnose SAD when these symptoms occur for at least two winters in a row and improve during the spring and summer months.
### How to Manage Seasonal Affective Disorder
Because reduced sunlight plays a major role in SAD, spending time outdoors during the day can help boost your mood. Even short breaks outside or sitting near a sunny window can increase serotonin, a brain chemical linked to feelings of well-being.
Another effective option is light therapy, which involves exposing yourself to bright, artificial light. Research suggests that light therapy can help up to 85% of people with SAD, especially when started early in the season.
For those with more severe symptoms, treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and certain antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may be beneficial.
### Simple Daily Habits to Improve Mood
In addition to medical treatments, simple daily habits can make a real difference:
– Stay physically active
– Connect with friends or family
– Eat a balanced diet
– Engage in activities you enjoy, even if your motivation is low
### Don’t Suffer in Silence
Most importantly, researchers urge anyone experiencing symptoms of SAD to reach out for help. You don’t have to face it alone.
### More Information
For further details and resources on seasonal affective disorder, visit the [Mayo Clinic’s SAD information page](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651).
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Taking proactive steps can greatly improve your well-being during the darker months. If you or someone you know is struggling with SAD, support is available.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/11/09/dark-days-seasonal-depression/8681762718340/
EXCLUSIVE: Dementia-stricken Wendy Williams Begging for a Met Gala Invite – but Anna Wintour Isn’t Letting That Happen Due to the TV Host’s Mental and Health Issues
**Wendy Williams Isn’t Just Back at Fashion Week – She’s Eyeing the Met Gala**
*Published Nov. 5, 2025, 8:00 a.m. ET*
Wendy Williams is making waves in the fashion world again. Not only has she returned to Fashion Week, but insiders reveal she’s also setting her sights on the Met Gala.
“Wendy wants to be invited to the ball so badly,” a fashion insider told RadarOnline.com. “She’s been front row at Dennis Basso and LaQuan Smith, trying to remind people she belongs.”
### Wendy’s Return to the Spotlight
Despite her efforts, sources say that Anna Wintour’s guest list remains a fortress that Williams has yet to crack, especially considering the health and mental challenges she faces.
“She’s seen as a risk,” one stylist reported. “Fashion Week will seat her. The Met Gala? Whole different planet.”
### Health Challenges and Career Impact
Loyal fans have witnessed Wendy Williams navigate significant personal and health struggles over the years. Her battle with Graves’ disease led to the cancellation of *The Wendy Williams Show* in 2022 after an impressive 13-season run.
That same year, a legal guardianship was put in place following her diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. Concerns first arose when her bank, Wells Fargo, attempted to contact her numerous times without success. As a result, they froze her accounts and filed the guardianship petition.
Despite these challenges, Wendy Williams continues to make her presence felt in the fashion scene, proving her resilience and determination to remain relevant.
https://radaronline.com/p/wendy-williams-begs-met-gala-invite-anna-wintour-blocks/
Neglected kitten ignored during rain storm by owners, neighbor rescues her from the cold and considers adopting her furrever: ‘My heart breaks at the thought of that sweet little baby outside in the cold and the rain 24/7’
Cats are incredibly adaptive animals. They truly seem to have nine lives, and their nimble athleticism helps them handle almost any situation they find themselves in.
That being said, there are obvious signs when an animal is being neglected. Sometimes, when you see a parent mistreating their child, you might wonder, “Why did they even have kids?” But what can be even more confusing is witnessing someone treat their pet poorly.
Owning a cat comes with a basic level of responsibility. If an owner isn’t prepared to handle the tasks involved—such as keeping the cat indoors for its safety—then they shouldn’t get a pet at all.
Take the story below as a public service announcement against animal neglect. The protagonist is a woman who has neighbors that own several cats. They adopted a few cats, but all of them live entirely outdoors. This already raises the question: why did they adopt these cats in the first place?
After seeing one of their new kittens left outside in the rain, she decided to take the kitten in and care for it herself.
https://cheezburger.com/43054085/neglected-kitten-ignored-during-rain-storm-by-owners-neighbor-rescues-her-from-the-cold-and
Study finds women get more benefits from exercise than men
**Women Benefit More from Exercise Than Men, Study Finds**
A new study published Monday in *Nature Cardiovascular Research* reveals that women experience significantly greater health benefits from exercise compared to men. Researchers found that, with the same amount of physical activity, women have a three-fold reduction in their risk of death from heart disease compared to men.
These findings challenge the traditional “one-size-fits-all” exercise guidelines, which assume that both sexes receive the same benefits from identical amounts of exercise. The research team, led by Jiajin Chen, a research associate at the Xiamen University Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in China, emphasized the need for sex-specific physical activity recommendations.
> “Compared with male individuals, females derive equivalent health benefits with only half the exercise time,” the team wrote. “The findings might have potential to encourage females to engage in physical activity.”
### Study Details
The study analyzed data from over 85,000 participants enrolled in the UK Biobank, a large-scale, long-term health research project in the United Kingdom. Each participant wore activity trackers on their wrists, providing objective measures of their physical activity levels.
The results showed that to reduce their risk of heart disease by 30%, men need about 530 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise each week. Women, on the other hand, need only 250 minutes—less than half the amount—to achieve similar benefits.
When looking at the current exercise guidelines, women who met the recommended target of 150 minutes of weekly exercise had a 22% lower risk of heart disease. Men who met the same target experienced a 17% reduction in risk.
### Why Might Women Respond Better to Exercise?
Researchers suggest several physiological reasons for the differences between men and women. One key factor is estrogen—circulating estrogen levels are much higher in females and can promote body fat loss during physical activity.
Additionally, crucial differences in muscle mass composition between men and women might contribute to why exercise provides better cardiovascular benefits among females.
### Addressing the Gender Gap in Physical Activity
These findings come at a time when women are generally less physically active than men and are also less likely to address their heart disease risk factors adequately.
Dr. Emily Lau, director of the Women’s Heart Health Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, commented on the study in an accompanying editorial:
> “This study provides strong evidence that a one-size-fits-all approach cannot and should not be used to guide physical activity recommendations for men and women.”
She added,
> “Despite this apparent female physical activity advantage, previous work has shown that women are consistently less physically active and less likely to achieve recommended activity targets, highlighting the need to more specifically tailor physical activity recommendations to women.”
### Additional Resources
For more information on the benefits of physical activity for women, visit the American Council on Exercise website.
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This research underscores the importance of personalized exercise guidelines that account for differences between men and women to optimize heart health outcomes for all.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/10/29/exercise-benefits-women-men-study/6441761756213/
The triple secret to longevity if you’re over 40, according to experts
We all want to live a longer and healthier life. While common advice often focuses on eating a balanced diet, getting regular exercise, and sleeping well, there are also some lesser-known practices that can help us stay in peak physical and mental shape.
Experts have revealed three key habits and therapies that go beyond the typical diet and exercise tips. These techniques are especially beneficial if you’re over 40 and want to keep looking and feeling younger. Let’s explore this trio of methods designed to promote younger-looking skin, reduce health-damaging inflammation, and bring greater harmony to your body.
### 1. Red Light Therapy: The Secret to Younger-Looking Skin
One of today’s biggest challenges in aesthetic dermatology is low-grade chronic inflammation associated with skin aging. This silent inflammation is caused by factors such as UV radiation, oxidative stress, a high-calorie diet, and dysbiosis (microbiome imbalance). Over time, it progressively deteriorates your skin’s structure and function.
“This then generates tissue damage, degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), and a loss of barrier function, which in turn generates chronic inflammation,” explains dermatologist Dr. Vicent Alonso.
While effective treatments for inflammation include physiological emollients with acidic pH, vegetable oils, and topical products rich in ceramides and glycerol, Dr. Alonso highlights light technologies as some of the best therapeutic tools. Specifically, photobiomodulation using certified LED lamps—especially red and near-infrared light—can treat the root causes of inflammation.
These treatments not only combat visible signs of aging but also help restore skin barrier function, stimulating healthier and more resilient skin. Medical-grade red LED light therapy boosts the production of collagen and elastin, the proteins directly responsible for skin smoothness, elasticity, and firmness.
### 2. Cryotherapy: The Anti-Aging Power of Cold Therapy
Cryotherapy, popular among celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, uses cold therapy to treat skin lesions, relieve pain, and reduce inflammation. One example is the Frozen C Cryofacial—a pioneering facial cryotherapy system that employs high-pressure CO2 cooling technology to deliver immediate, visible results for skin firmness and glow.
The treatment works by quickly directing a high-velocity stream of cold, vaporized carbon dioxide onto the skin. This rapid thermal shock triggers the skin’s natural responses almost instantly. A beam of high-pressure, low-temperature CO2 cools and controls tissue temperature in about eight seconds, dramatically stimulating skin receptors and vital functions.
Non-invasive and highly effective, this procedure improves skin tone and elasticity by stimulating collagen production while also strengthening the immune system. By harnessing the benefits of intense cold, cryotherapy boosts blood flow, firms, and revitalizes the skin.
### 3. Yoga: The Key to a Longer, Fuller Life?
Yoga can be challenging at advanced levels, but it doesn’t require competing with others or pushing your heart rate extremely high. Instead, it offers a mindful way to keep our bodies in shape, allowing each individual to find their personal optimal level without comparison.
Importantly, yoga can be started at any age. “‘It’s too late to start,’ or ‘Your body won’t respond the same way,’ are common myths people face when they hit 40, 50, or 60,” says conscious movement expert Carolina López-Tejero, founder of Swan by Carolina. It’s time to break down these misconceptions about yoga and exercise.
One study concluded that even beginning exercise at age 50 or 60 significantly reduces cardiovascular risk and improves quality of life. Our body’s plasticity—its ability to adapt and change—does not disappear with age; it simply transforms.
Yoga instructor Rocío Megía highlights that, according to multiple studies, the best predictor of longevity is the amount of physical activity a person performs. “The more you move, the longer you live,” she insists. Guided yoga can be a powerful ally in achieving this at any age.
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Embracing these three habits—red light therapy, cryotherapy, and yoga—can help you maintain a youthful appearance, reduce inflammation, and foster lifelong wellness. Why not start incorporating them into your routine today?
https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/862845/anti-ageing-secrets-over-40-red-light-cryotherapy-yoga/
Tearful Kim Kardashian Shares Doctors Found Brain Aneurysm
The Total Bellas alum revealed that one of her breast implants shifted after an elbow slam from fellow WWE star Piper Niven during a July 2025 wrestling match.
“It’s OK,” she told sister Bella Garcia at the time. “We’re going to get it fixed one day. I told the doctor, I go, ‘Newly divorced, so the minute the boots are hung up, I’m going to come back to you and we’re going to make these girls look real good, because these girls are going to get some action in the future and that can’t look like that.'”
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The 12 Years a Slave star was diagnosed with uterine fibroids—non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus—in 2014, the same year she won an Oscar for her performance in the movie. However, it wasn’t until 2025 when she disclosed her diagnosis, writing on Instagram that she had been “suffering in silence” for more than a decade.
“When we reach puberty, we’re taught periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman,” she shared. “We’re struggling alone with something that affects us most.”
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In July 2025, the Daisy Jones & The Six star shared that she had been hospitalized due to a hernia—a gap in the muscular wall that’s commonly found in the abdomen or groin area—caused by wearing tight pants.
“‘Suki you never tweet anymore,'” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Have you ever considered I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I’ve been too scared to tell you?”
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The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum revealed in April 2025 that he was recovering from surgery after his appendix nearly burst.
“Last week, I started feeling some pain in my stomach,” Brian said in an Instagram video at the time. “I ended up going to the emergency room, and I had a perforated appendix. Not quite burst, but just before.”
He added, “I’m on the road to recovery. It’s not an easy process. This is my first major surgery.”
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The Racing Louisville midfielder collapsed just a few minutes into her soccer team’s Sept. 14 match against Seattle Reign at Lumen Field in Seattle.
The United States Women’s National Team player could be seen slowly sitting down on the field with a teammate by her side, per Reuters, as the referee called for trainers to check her out. She collapsed seconds later.
“Savannah received immediate on-field care from medical personnel and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation,” the National Women’s Soccer League wrote on X later that night. “She is stable and alert.”
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Adam Devine shared that injuries he sustained after getting hit by a cement truck when he was 11 years old are still affecting him to this day.
“It’s been a nightmare,” Devine said in a 2025 episode of the *In Depth With Graham Bensinger* podcast. “I have spasms all over. For a while, [the doctors] told me I was dying—literally, within this last year.”
He noted that pain comes and goes, adding, “My body has all these things that are a little wonky and a little wrong with it.”
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The Bachelor Nation alum shared that he went to the hospital “crawling on all fours” due to overwhelming back pain that was aggravated during an RV trip with a friend.
“Right now, knees to my toes, it’s, like, still tingly, which is crazy,” he said on a March 2025 episode of his *Trading Secrets* podcast.
“To put in perspective, I don’t know, man, like not to sound douchey, but like two, three weeks ago, maybe a month ago, I was squatting probably like 295 pounds. And right now, I can’t do a squat on my foot. I can’t do a one-legged squat, I fall. It’s like I had a stroke or something.”
But with the help of a back specialist and some steroids, he added, “We’re on the mend.”
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The *Even Stevens* alum shared in February 2025 that she was shot in the face while on a trip to shoot clay pigeons to celebrate husband Brendan Rooney’s birthday.
“There was another party with us and they unsafely fired in the wrong direction and shot me in the face,” she wrote on Instagram. “@thebrendanrooney immediately sprung into action, assessed me, and rushed me to the hospital. I was hit in 5 places, one was less than an inch from hitting me directly in my right eye.”
The *Kim Possible* alum continued, “Unfortunately a fragment got lodged behind my eye and it is too risky to remove surgically at this time. Doctors will continue to monitor me.”
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She explained the blood clot had traveled into her heart, “escaped” through the hole, and went to her brain, leading to the TIA.
Hailey said she had a successful PFO closure procedure and was now feeling great.
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The same year Hailey had her health scare, Justin experienced one of his own.
In June 2022, the “Baby” singer shared he was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a condition that caused temporary paralysis to parts of his face and forced him to cancel the remainder of his Justice World Tour.
“It is from this virus that attacks the nerve in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis,” Justin explained in an Instagram video at the time.
“As you can see, this eye is not blinking. I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move. So, there’s full paralysis on this side of my face.”
In fact, he told his followers it had gotten “progressively harder to eat.” But after a while, the paralysis went away.
“He’s doing really well,” Hailey said on a June 2022 episode of *Good Morning America,* later adding, “He’s feeling a lot better. Obviously, it was just a very scary and random situation to happen, but he’s going to be totally OK and I’m just grateful that he’s fine.”
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While Jamie Foxx initially kept details of his April 2023 hospitalization private, he later opened up about what he went through.
One day in Atlanta, “I was having such a bad headache, so I asked my boy, I said, ‘Listen, I need an aspirin,’” the Oscar winner said in his 2024 Netflix special *What Had Happened Was.*
“Before I could get the Aspirin, I went out. I don’t remember 20 days.”
Jamie said he was initially taken to a doctor who gave him a cortisone shot and then sent him home. However, his concerned sister Deidra Dixon then drove him to a hospital, where they got an answer: He had a brain bleed that led to a stroke.
Twenty days after undergoing an operation, the *Django Unchained* star woke up May 4 in a wheelchair and couldn’t walk. He then went to Chicago for rehabilitation and therapy.
“All I can tell you is that I appreciate every prayer,” he said, “because I needed every prayer.”
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The reality star revealed that she “died” while running a mile during the first challenge of the NBC competition series.
“I don’t remember a lot,” she explained on *Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser.*
“I remember hearing the helicopter. I just felt like I was floating. And then my grandpa was there. And then I saw darkness. But then I saw light. So I knew, I knew I died that day.”
“My organs were literally shutting down,” she continued. “I didn’t realize that I had rhabdomyolysis. And rhabdomyolysis is your body’s way of saying, ‘I’m going to shut down on you.’”
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Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for *Game of Thrones,* but in 2019, she published an essay in *The New Yorker* titled “A Battle for My Life.”
Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote. “Meanwhile, the pain—shooting, stabbing, constricting pain—was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”
She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan. “The diagnosis was quick and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain,” the Emmy nominee added. “I’d had an aneurysm, an arterial rupture.”
Emilia had immediate surgery to seal the aneurysm, calling the pain “unbearable.” While she was recovering, she continued, she experienced aphasia and was “muttering nonsense.” A week later, “the aphasia passed,” Emilia added, and she left the hospital a month after being admitted.
At a 2013 brain scan, she learned a growth “doubled in size” and that she needed surgery again.
“When they woke me, I was screaming in pain,” she wrote. “The procedure had failed. I had a massive bleed and the doctors made it plain that my chances of surviving were precarious if they didn’t operate again. This time they needed to access my brain in the old-fashioned way—through my skull.”
Thankfully, Emilia shared, she’s now “at a hundred per cent.”
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Snoop Dogg’s daughter Cori Broadus is grateful for her family. After she suffered a “severe stroke” in January 2024, her loved ones rushed to be by her side.
“I texted them that I just had a stroke and sent them a picture,” she told *E! News* correspondent Will Marfuggi in December 2024. “Everybody just came to my rescue.”
Because of other medical concerns, Cori ended up staying in the hospital longer than she initially expected.
“I could have went home after my stroke, but my lupus wasn’t doing so well,” the *Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne’s Story* star continued. “My kidneys were failing. It was a lot going on.”
Today, Cori is on the mend.
“I’m doing great,” she added. “I just had a little bit of motor skills that I had to work back on. But other than that, I was fine.”
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Shailene Woodley’s early 20s were not an easy time health-wise.
“It got to the point where I was losing my hearing. I couldn’t walk for longer than five minutes at a time without having to lay down for hours, and hours and sleep. Everything I ate hurt my stomach,” the actress said on a September 2024 episode of the *SHE MD Podcast.*
“It was this conflation of issues and diagnoses and different doctors telling me different things.”
So Shailene—who chose to keep the exact condition private—set out to find answers.
“I come from a very holistic background and study herbalism,” she added. “So I was very keen on, ‘I’m going to work with real MDs, [and] I’m also going to work with independent kind of healers.’ Just trying to search for some sense of comfort in my own skin.”
It was a long journey—one that lasted for 10 years.
“Throughout that decade, a lot of other things came from feeling so much discomfort physically,” the *Big Little Lies* star noted, “which was, ‘My gosh, if everything I eat hurts my stomach, I’m now suddenly afraid of food.’ And then going into the kind of mental f–ckery that can happen with that of body dysmorphia and confusion about identity and feeling safe in my own capsule, in my own skin, what that meant, and what that should be.”
After tending to both her physical and mental health, Shailene is feeling much better.
“It was a journey that ultimately physically resolved itself, and I am very healthy,” she shared. “I’m so happy to be able to say that.”
https://www.eonline.com/news/1424193/kim-kardashian-reveals-brain-aneurysm-detected-amid-stress?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories
Common bodybuilding supplement may trigger dangerous heart disease
New Research Reveals Dangerous Link Between Anabolic Steroid Use and Atrial Fibrillation
New research from the University of Birmingham and German scientists has uncovered a troubling connection between anabolic steroid use and an increased risk of a serious heart condition called atrial fibrillation. This discovery raises particular concerns for young men who use steroids to build muscle, often influenced by trends on social media platforms like TikTok.
**What Are Anabolic Steroids?**
Anabolic steroids are man-made versions of the hormone testosterone. They are commonly used in bodybuilding to increase muscle mass and strength. While these substances can lead to rapid changes in physical appearance, the new study led by Dr. Laura Sommerfeld from UKE Hamburg highlights a hidden danger: steroids may cause harm to the heart, especially in individuals with certain genetic predispositions.
**Focus on Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)**
The research focused on a heart disease known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). ARVC affects the way cells in the heart muscle connect to each other — connections that are vital for maintaining a stable and properly functioning heart muscle. This disease tends to be more common and severe in men.
The study found that using anabolic steroids for as little as six weeks can damage these crucial cell connections and interfere with sodium channels in the heart. These disruptions slow down the heart’s electrical signals, particularly in the upper chambers known as the atria. When these signals are disturbed, it can lead to atrial fibrillation — an irregular heartbeat that increases the risk of blood clots, stroke, and even heart failure.
**Expert Insights**
Professor Larissa Fabritz, a co-author of the study, explained that high levels of testosterone can worsen heart diseases such as ARVC. These conditions may lead to dangerous heart rhythm problems and sudden death. This makes steroid misuse a significant risk, especially for young men who might be unaware of their genetic vulnerabilities.
**Implications and Warnings**
This research serves as an important warning for anyone considering anabolic steroids for muscle growth. The risks extend far beyond muscle strain or acne; steroids can directly affect the heart and trigger life-threatening conditions.
With the rising popularity of steroid use—particularly among young people influenced by social media trends—these findings could not be more urgent. It’s a crucial reminder that not all substances are harmless simply because they are available online or widely discussed in fitness communities.
Additional studies have shown that even some herbal supplements may cause irregular heart rhythms. Conversely, certain foods like eggs and yogurt have been linked to better heart health and lower risks of heart disease.
**Protecting Your Heart Health**
Looking good on the outside should never come at the cost of harming your heart. If you are considering supplements or substances to alter your body, it’s always wise to consult a doctor first. Staying informed and making careful decisions is the best way to safeguard your heart and overall health.
For those interested in heart health, it’s also beneficial to read about recent studies on blood thinner drugs that can prevent strokes in people with hidden heart issues, as well as new guidelines on the use of daily aspirin for heart attack and stroke prevention.
Additionally, related research has explored how some diabetes drugs may increase the risk of heart failure, while others can help prevent heart and kidney diseases.
**Final Thought**
Your heart health matters. Make choices that support a strong, healthy heart—not just a strong physique.
https://knowridge.com/2025/10/common-bodybuilding-supplement-may-trigger-dangerous-heart-disease/
New WakeMed health campus aims to transform mental health care
WakeMed is preparing to break ground on a new mental health campus in Garner. This development marks a significant step forward in expanding and improving behavioral health care services in the region.
Several physicians have shared with WRAL that these changes are expected to help transform the way behavioral health care is delivered. The new campus aims to provide enhanced resources and support for individuals facing mental health challenges.
Reporter: Grace Hayba
Web Editor: Sydney Ross
https://www.wral.com/video/new-wakemed-health-campus-aims-to-transform-mental-health-care/22207299/