"Real Housewives of New York City" alumnaBethenny Frankelis encouraging people to "be mindful" about their health as she reveals a recent medical diagnosis.
The 55-year-old entrepreneur shared in avideo posted to Instagramon Thursday, Jan. 22, that a doctor diagnosed her with stage 2chronic kidney diseaseafter blood work regularly showed low kidney function.
"Maybe this is something I'll have to deal with this forever," she said. "But I just wanted to tell you because I think it's important to get all your blood work done."
Despite wanting to "punt" the appointment with a kidney specialist, she went at the urging of her team – and ended up with the diagnosis, Frankel explained.
Frankel said her doctor could not attribute the diagnosis to a specific cause and mused that some clues might be found in the "traumatic experience I had years ago when I almost died from an allergy attack" that could have damaged her kidneys, or her prior predisposition to urinary tract infections. She also struggles to stay hydrated and experiences low blood pressure, she said.
In 2018,Frankel was hospitalizedafter she consumed soup that made her itchy, then knocked her unconscious. She revealed at the time that she had a "rare fish allergy."
USA TODAY has reached out to Frankel's rep for more information.
The reality star said she was sharing the news "not because I want you to worry, because I want you to take precautions in your own life, be mindful," Frankel said, encouraging her followers to get bloodwork done regularly.
Stage 2 of chronic kidney disease is characterized by "mild loss of kidney function," according toMayo Clinic.
Celebrities such as Selma Blair, Jada Pinkett Smith, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have embraced speaking out about ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same. Here are more stars who opened up about their health struggles.The "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek revealed in November 2024 that he is battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer.
A year later, the 48-year-old actor announced an auction of memorabilia from his teen heartthrob heyday through a partnership with Propstore scheduled for Dec. 5–7, 2025." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Model and socialite Lori Harvey revealed she has been battling polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis for years. In a September 2025 episode of the "She MD Podcast," the 28-year-old entrepreneur said gynecologists dismissed her symptoms for years before she received a proper diagnosis." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Hollywood Medium" star Tyler Henry has undergone his third brain surgery in six months, his husband, Clint Godwin confirmed in an Instagram post on Nov. 13, 2025.
After having surgery to remove a cyst growing in his brain in May 2025, the 29-year-old reality TV psychic required another procedure to address swelling as the cyst recurred.
Justin Timberlake shared in a July 2025 Instagram post that he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial illness usually contracted through tick bites. "If you've experienced this disease or know someone who has — then you're aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically," he said. "When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But, at least I could understand why I would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness."
Timberlake shared the news as he concluded his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. He said he considered whether to stop touring due to the diagnosis.
"I decided the joy that performing brings me far outweighs the fleeting stress my body was feeling," he wrote. "I'm so glad I kept going."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer shared in a Feb. 13, 2025, Instagram post that he had been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that he vowed to "beat.""I just wanted to check in with you all. Towards the end of the last Stray Cats tour I noticed that my hands were cramping up. I've since discovered that I have an auto-immune disease," he wrote alongside several photos of himself with his guitar. "I cannot play guitar. There is no pain, but it feels like I am wearing a pair of gloves when I try to play. I have seen some progress in that I can hold a pen and tie my shoes. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I was at a point where I couldn't even do that.
"Luckily, I have the best hospital in the world down the block from me. It's called the Mayo Clinic. I know I will beat this, it will just take some time."
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Katie Thurston, the 34-year-old Season 17 "Bachelorette" lead who has made a splash in the long-running reality TV franchise since her debut on "The Bachelor" in 2021, revealed in a Feb. 15, 2025, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer."One thing I did early on was search other stories like mine. Other young women with breast cancer. Invasive ductal carcinoma. Mastectomy. Pregnancy after breast cancer. All of their stories helped," she wrote. "So I intend to be the same for others. This is day one of sharing and is going to be a long one. This first step of acceptance of my reality was the hardest. But I am ready to fight this."
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Inaugural "Golden Bachelor" lead Gerry Turner revealed in December 2024 that he has been diagnosed with with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, a bone marrow cancer."Unfortunately, there's no cure for it. So that weighs heavily in every decision I make," Turner told People of the disease. "It was like 10 tons of concrete were just dropped on me. And I was a bit in denial for a while, I didn't want to admit to it."
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"Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel revealed in August 2024 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.In January 2025, she revealed she was officially done with radiation treatment and had moved on to taking a drug that prevents recurrence of the disease.
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Actress Olivia Munn revealed in March 2024 that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy."I haven't felt like there was time to cry," she wrote in an Instagram post detailing her battle with the disease. "My focus narrowed and I tabled any emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clearheaded."
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"The Office" star Jenna Fischer announced in October 2024 that she had undergone treatment for an "aggressive" form of breast cancer."October is breast cancer awareness month. I never thought I'd be making an announcement like this but here we are. Last December, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free," the actress wrote in an Instagram post at the time.
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Musician Patti Scialfa, who is married to Bruce Springsteen, revealed in September 2024 that she had been diagnosed with rare blood cancer multiple myeloma."Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs onstage, and that's been a treat." Scialfa, who is a member of Springsteen's "E Street Band," said in the film "Road Diary."
"That's the new normal for me right now, and I'm OK with that," she added.
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"Dawson's Creek" alum James Van Der Beek shared in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer."I have colorectal cancer," Van Der Beek told People. "I've been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family."
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"Full House" star Dave Coulier revealed in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma."I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming," the actor told People. "This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey."
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People interview that she has had misophonia, a neurological disability, since she was a child. The disorder is characterized by feeling intense emotions toward repetitive sounds, such as chewing gum or tapping fingernails. The "Little House on the Prairie" star said the disorder caused issues on set. "If any of the kids chewed gum or ate or tapped their fingernails on the table, I would want to run away so badly," Gilbert told the outlet. "I would turn beet red and my eyes would fill up with tears and I'd just sit there feeling absolutely miserable and horribly guilty for feeling so hateful towards all these people — people I loved."
The actress said menopause made her reactions worse. It wasn't until 2023 when she discovered there was treatment for the condition, and underwent 16 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy. "I realized I could ride out these waves but that they're not going to go away," she said. "But now I have all these tools to enable me to be more comfortable and less triggered. It made me feel in control."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans" podcast her struggle with eating disorder and body dysmorphia. The country singer told host Cheryl Burke that being in the spotlight made her feel more self-conscious about her weight. "My record label, every time I'd had a baby, they would be like, 'When's she gonna lose weight?'" she said. "So, things like that would get in my head." She said social media comments also get to her, including once when someone once asked her, "What happened to your face?"
"I just wanted to respond like, 'How dare you?' I haven't done anything to my face. I've had Botox," she said. "You wanna know what happened to my face? I'm 52."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Jan. 22, 2024, episode of the Smartless podcast that he was diagnosed with a benign vestibular schwannoma when he was 33 years old. The "Poor Things" actor said he had a dream about having a brain tumor that was "so intense" that he went to the doctor, who ordered him a CAT scan. "You have a mass behind your left ear the size of a golf ball, and we don't know what it is," he recalled being told. He had the mass removed but didn't tell his then-pregnant wife, Sunrise Coigney, until the night before he was due to undergo surgery. The procedure left him with a "big" scar, and he was temporarily "totally paralyzed" on the left side of his face." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
announced that the Oscar-winning actor had "experienced a medical complication." Though Foxx has not explained the nature of his health scare, he shared several updates with fans over the ensuing months on social media. "I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well, but I'm coming back," he said in a July Instagram post.
In December, during his first public speech since his hospitalization, Foxx said, "I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
said on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in March 2023. Macklemore has touted inpatient treatment and 12-step meetings as key to his recovery.In a January 2022 essay for Today.com, Macklemore elaborated on the relapses he has experienced. "Relapsing is always hard. It's traumatic for myself and for my family. I've had three relapses in the last six years. The amount of pain and damage that I can do very quickly in losing the trust of others happens instantaneously," he wrote. "I know that addiction is a treatable disease, but I'm never going to be cured, and I'm completely fine with that."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"Call Her Daddy" podcast in November 2023 and detailed her struggle with alcohol and an eating disorder, exacerbated at the height of her fame on "Pretty Little Liars." The "PLL" alum said her drinking became a regular activity after turning 18, but she "didn't realize I had a problem until my early 20s." Hale revealed she secretly went to rehab when she was 23 while filming the show. The "Truth or Dare" star eventually got sober in 2021, which she credits in part to getting COVID-19, because it forced her to stay home and receive medical treatment. "Without having COVID, I might not have gotten sober or committed to it," she said." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Every two weeks, Neill gets infusions of a drug that his tumor has been responding to well. He'll keep doing this indefinitely, until the treatment inevitably stops working, he shared in a 30-minute documentary released in October 2023 by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
It's like "going 10 rounds with a boxer, but it's keeping me alive, and being alive is infinitely preferable to the alternative," Neill said." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Edward James Olmos spoke publicly for the first time about his throat cancer diagnosis. During a May 2023 podcast episode of "Mando & Friends," the actor said it "would be the first time publicly I'll be coming out and saying it, but I had throat cancer." He detailed his final round of radiation that took place last year and said he "just finished getting through it.""December 20 was my last radiation. This week before, I'd finished my chemo and (for) months and months I was on radiation and chemo as it attacked my throat," he said. "I still have right here (on my throat) a bump where my lymph nodes, they burned them out because they shot this area with radiation."
Despite the diagnosis and the strain it took on his body, Olmos said he feels "in good condition … It was an experience that changed me, the understanding of how wonderful this life is. I've been through some experiences that have gotten me close to death, but that was close."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
alopecia, the medical term for hair loss, in a video posted in January 2023 on Instagram and her lifestyle website Frenshe. Tisdale shared that she first experienced it in her 20s at the front of her hairline and again recently after dealing with moving, a home renovation and a TV project. "Nothing major – just a small section behind my ear – but still, it was happening, and not for the first time. A few years ago, the same thing happened when I was overly stressed, so I knew exactly what I was experiencing: alopecia," she wrote.Although the actress said she was initially "embarrassed" to talk about it, she's found strength in others who have. Tisdale said her alopecia is largely stress-related and found prioritizing self-care, an autoimmune paleo diet and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment when she is experiencing hair loss are some things that have helped." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Katie Couric revealed in an open essay published in September 2022 on her website that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a mammogram three months earlier, which detected abnormal results.Couric appeared on "Today" with her former co-anchors Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie soon after and revealed she "finished radiation last week." (I'm) just so grateful that they caught it early enough so it could be treated," she said. The television personality has Stage 1A breast cancer, which is treatable. Couric has been an advocate for regular health screenings ever since her first husband Jay Monahan died from colon cancer in 1998." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"Bob Hearts Abishola" star Billy Gardell is opening up about slimming down after the actor lost more than 158 pounds on his weight loss journey. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight published in September 2022, Gardell attributed bariatric weight loss surgery and the reexamination of his eating habits with helping him lose weight."You have a small window to change the way you live, the way you eat, the way you exercise, and so far I've been able to do that," Gardell told the outlet. "I do it a day at a time and I'm just so, so very grateful that that happened for me. No more diabetes, no more bad blood numbers."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with symptoms of Alzheimer's and/or Dementia.""I struggled with the inevitable shock with fear and frankly hopelessness," she wrote. "But slowly I realized that my inner life has not changed. My passion for music, for singing, remains profoundly robust."
Posterior cortical atrophy "refers to gradual and progressive degeneration of the outer layer of the brain (the cortex) in the part of the brain located in the back of the head (posterior)," according to the Alzheimer's Association." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl," released in July 2022, country music icon Shania Twain opened up about the physical toll Lyme disease took on her singing voice. Twain said she contracted the disease toward the end of her "Up! Tour" (which ran from 2003 to 2004) after getting bit by a tick while horseback riding."My symptoms were quite scary because before I was diagnosed, I was onstage very dizzy. I was losing my balance. I was afraid I was going to fall off the stage," Twain revealed. "I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds."
Despite releasing the No. 1 album "Now" in 2017, the Grammy-winning singer said her "voice was never the same again."
"I thought I'd lost my voice forever," she said. "I thought that was it: I would never, ever sing again."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
opened up more about the health ordeal in an interview with BBC's "Sunday Morning" in July 2022. "The amount of my brain that is no longer usable – it's remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions," she said. "I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that."She also humorously shared that she's seen a scan of her brain following the aneurysms. "There's quite a bit missing, which always makes me laugh," she said. "Because strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second, it's gone. And so the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit it's missing is therefore gone."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
people don't talk about (stuttering) enough (and) it hasn't got enough exposure."Blunt began to notice her stutter around age 6 or 7, she said. "It's biological and it's often hereditary and it's not your fault. And I think it's very often a disability that people bully and make fun of," she said. "It's a big deal for me to be here."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
told People magazine in June 2022 that he is getting professional help from a health coach to learn more about staying healthy after undergoing surgery to treat kidney cancer in 2019. "I work with a health coach now – I thought I knew a lot about what I was doing in the right and the wrong ways or whatever, but in the last year, I'd say, maybe 14 months, I've learned more about my own specific health challenges and growth than I have probably in decades before that," Mathison told the publication. In 2019, the former "All My Children" star shared he had renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer. As a result, he underwent partial nephrectomy surgery, a procedure in which doctors remove a tumor but only take out a small portion of the kidney." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"It breaks my heart to say this but there is no other option for me. I'm not feeling too good at the moment," she wrote. "I am so sorry for this inconvenience but I promise to be back better than ever by the grace of God. Then I'll give you the best show ever."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by facial nerve paralysis. "As you can see, this eye is not blinking," said Bieber in the video, referencing the left side of his face. "I can't smile on that side of my face. This nostril will not move. So there's full paralysis on this side of my face."Although the singer had to cancel performances on his Justice World tour, Bieber said he'd be using his time off to "rest and relax and get back to 100%." "In the meantime, this ain't it," he said. "I'm doing all these facial exercises to get my face back to normal, and it will go back to normal. It's just time, and we don't know how much time it's gonna be, but it's gonna be OK. And I have hope, and I trust God, and I trust that... it's all for a reason."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
told People in a May 2022 interview that he was diagnosed five years ago after experiencing debilitating symptoms for some time. "I had symptoms before, but you know, I kind of just dealt with it, not knowing exactly what it was. I was a dancer my whole life, so I just kind of figured it was because of dancing," the NSYNC singer told the outlet. "It definitely started in my shoulders and then in my knees," he said. "And again, to me, that was just such a sign of dancer pain, so I just thought it was completely normal, totally ignoring the signs."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Halsey opened up to fans on social media about receiving a slew of new health diagnoses after spending time in the hospital. "My health has changed a lot since I got pregnant and gave birth," the singer said in a series of Instagram Stories. "I started getting really, really, really sick. I've been kind of sick most of my adult life, but it started getting really bad (after giving birth)," Halsey said, noting they are "allergic to literally everything" and was hospitalized for anaphylaxis.The singer then said they were was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Hailey Bieber opened up about the "scariest moment of my life" in April 2022. In a YouTube video titled "telling my story," the model talked about a recent health scare, revealing she had a follow-up procedure after her March 10 "mini-stroke" to close a hole in her heart. Bieber began the video saying the day had a typical start, with her and Justin Bieber sitting for breakfast together."We were in the middle of talking, and all of a sudden I felt this really weird sensation that traveled down my arm from my shoulder all the way down to my finger tips," she said. When Justin asked if she was OK, Bieber said she "couldn't speak" and that "the right side of my face started drooping. I couldn't get a sentence out." She added: "Immediately, I thought I was having a stroke, like a full-blown stroke."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
sarcoidosis, a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells in any part of your body. But she has found meaning in her health journey."I always try to think what is the upside to having your life turned upside down? Maybe it's to appreciate every moment — and have a sense of deeper compassion for people living with chronic pain," she told People in April 2022. "My body may be breaking down but my spirit is ginning up. I wanted to express gratitude for my life."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Mayo Clinic. Green expressed gratitude to his girlfriend, Sharna Burgess, for taking care of him and his children while he was recovering. "I'm back now. I'm feeling good. Thank goodness," he said in an Instagram video. "It was a terrible experience. I'm glad it's over."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Selma Blair revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has continued keeping social media followers in the loop with candid posts about her highs and lows with the disease. In March 2022, she reflected on her health journey in an emotional video for MS Awareness Month. "May we all find the strength to persevere," she wrote alongside clips of herself, first in the hospital and then in moments of triumph." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
tearfully revealed in an Instagram video in August 2021 that she's been diagnosed with Lyme disease. "It's not the end of the world, but it's definitely gonna be a lot of changes, and I guess I'm just gonna incorporate you guys in it," she said in her video." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Stand Up To Cancer 2021 telecast. "At 28 years old during a routine doctor's visit, my doctor felt a lump in my neck. They did a lot of tests and finally told me I had thyroid cancer," the "Modern Family" star said. "I tried not to panic and I decided to get educated…I also learned that in times of crisis, we're better together."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
She continued: "I spent a lot of time at the craft services table, and I watched myself get bigger and bigger. And if you watch the show, you can see me get bigger and bigger. And I got a pre-diabetes diagnosis maybe in season one, and then by season three it was full-blown diabetes."
Since her Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, Brown said she's cut down her sugar intake but hasn't cut it out completely: "I believe everything in moderation."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
The singer gave her followers an update on her health in June 2021 saying that the steroids she took for her ear problems caused her to have major acid reflux and nodules on her vocal chords.
"Every doctor has told me if I sing ... the nodules will just come right back," she wrote on June 18 on her Instagram story. "My biggest lesson my whole life has been my health."
She added: "I know I'm being faced with this because I can handle it."
According to Mayo Clinic, Ménière's disease is a "disorder of the inner ear that can lead to dizzy spells (vertigo) and hearing loss." It's a chronic condition that can be relieved with various treatments and medications." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Instagram stories, E! News' Morgan Stewart revealed in June 2021 that she had been diagnosed with a thyroid condition after feeling "completely off" for nine weeks. "(The doctor said) she's incredibly surprised to find this, but my thyroid is so off the charts in overdrive, it's basically in outer space," Stewart wrote. "Thyrotoxic was the term she used to describe it. We immediately went to her office and she explained that it could be one of three things: a nodule on my thyroid, Graves' disease or sub-acute thyroiditis (all things that can be triggered by pregnancy)."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"This is the first time I've ever talked about it, because people are like, 'Well, why are you so overweight?' Well, because I'm a compulsive overeater in addition to being an anorexic and restricter," Bialik said while speaking with author/activist Glennon Doyle." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
February 2021 interview with Rolling Stone. "I'm someone who deals with anxiety by making sure I stay busy and moving," she said. "And I haven't had that luxury this year. So I've been forced to sit with my sadness, sit with my anxiety, sit with my anger, sit with all the things that you normally can outrun. I think that's kind of a beautiful thing."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Instagram on Dec. 1, 2020, Keke Palmer opened up about her struggle with adult acne. "Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea," she revealed in the post, where she put her bare skin on display. She also explained all the ways she's tried to manage her acne."The least harmful thing PCOS can bring is acne. To all the people struggling with this please know you're not alone and that you are still so (expletive) fine!" she added." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
longtime weatherman and co-host Al Roker announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery, but he reassured viewers that he was "gonna be OK." Roker was also hospitalized in November 2022 for blood clots in his leg that traveled to his lungs and had to step away from the cameras again in December to treat two bleeding ulcers: "I went in for one operation, I got four free," he joked when he returned to the "Today" show in January 2023 after two months away.
He later revealed on a podcast that he'd "almost died" from his medical issues, but his family shielded him from knowing the extent of the complications he'd experienced." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
GQ published Oct. 28, Armie Hammer opened up about his struggles during the coronavirus pandemic."Without paying attention, I had started down the path of completely imploding and letting my mental health lapse and allowing myself to end up in positions or situations that I knew were detrimental for me," he said.
After "a very intense wake-up call," the "Call Me by Your Name" star said he confided in a friend about his mental health problems and started working with a therapist multiple times a week.
"Having the time to sit with myself in quarantine made it painfully clear that I've got some improvement to do and that's the goal," he said. "That's the journey."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
In January 2021, Bridges updated fans, saying his tumor "drastically shrunk." Months later, in Septemer, the actor said his cancer is in remission." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"I want to thank all of you for your love, prayers and support," Doherty wrote February 2020 in an Instagram post. "It's an odd time right now and I find my feet not completely underneath me."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
In an interview with Vogue in January 2020, Katy Perry spoke out about battling depression, saying between 2017 and 2018 she was depressed in a way that she never was before."I became depressed and I did not want to get out of bed. In the past, I had been able to overcome it, but this time something happened that made me fall down too many flights of stairs," she said. "I had to really go on a mental health journey."
Perry said she wrote new album, "Smile", while she was "coming through one of the darkest periods of my life...This whole album is my journey towards the light - with stories of resilience, hope, and love."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
total hysterectomy, which removes a woman's cervix and uterus, in November 2017 to relieve severe pain caused by her endometriosis, a disorder where tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, according to Mayo Clinic. She had 12 surgeries related to the disorder." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
"Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me." In 2017, Gomez revealed she underwent a transplant to receive a kidney donated by her friend, Francia Raísa. In an interview with "Today" later that year, she described the procedure as a "life-or-death" move.
She said she underwent the transplant as part of her fight against lupus, an autoimmune disease that often attacks the kidneys. The singer also underwent chemo as part of her treatment." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"I went to a great doctor, and the minute she looked at me, she was like, 'Oh, you have PCOS.' It explained everything," she told People in September 2019. "Through diet, I have been able to manage it. But I am very fortunate. There are way more extreme versions of PCOS that women have a lot of difficulty with – mine is not as intense. Which is why I haven't really talked about it, because there are women who have it so much more intense."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
James Van Der Beek, Celine Dion, more stars open up about their health struggles
Celebrities such asSelma Blair,Jada Pinkett Smith,Selena GomezandJustin Bieberhave embraced speaking out about ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same. Here are more stars who opened up about their health struggles.The "Dawson's Creek" starJames Van Der Beekrevealed in November 2024 that he is battling Stage 3 colorectal cancer.A year later, the 48-year-old actor announced an auction of memorabilia from his teen heartthrob heyday through a partnership with Propstore scheduled for Dec. 5–7, 2025.
What is chronic kidney disease?
With chronic kidney disease, damaged kidneys "gradually lose their ability tofilter waste, toxins, and extra water from the blood," Dr. Jason Nagata, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco,previously explained to USA TODAY.
The most common causes of CKD are high blood pressure anddiabetes, "which damage the small blood vessels and filtering units in the kidneys over time," says Nagata. Other potential causes he points to include immune system disorders or recurrent kidney infections.
In the early stages of the disease, this can result in mild symptoms such asreduced appetiteor feelings of fatigue, but as CKD progresses, "complications like high blood pressure,heart disease, anemia, nerve damage, and fluid retention can arise," says Nagata. "Without treatment, chronic kidney disease can lead to end-stage kidney failure, which is fatal without dialysis or a kidney transplant."
In the United States, more than 1 in 7 (about 35.5 million) people have CKD, per theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The department also estimates that "as many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD do not know they have it." The chronic disease causes more deaths each year than breast cancer or prostate cancer, according to theNational Kidney Foundation.
Contributing: Daryl Austin, USA TODAY
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