5 celebrities who went public with alarming health diagnoses in 2025

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Chronic and fatal diseases do not choose favorites, as many celebrities faced health scares in 2025.

From cancer diagnoses to neurological complications, below are five celebrityhealth battlesthat stood out this year.

No.1: Kim Kardashian, brain aneurysm

Kim Kardashianwas diagnosed with a brain aneurysm after undergoing a brain scan with psychiatrist Dr.Daniel Amen of Amen Clinics.

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The 45-year-oldreality TV starrevealed in a November 2025 episode of “The Kardashians” that the doctor found “holes” in her brain stemming from a potential aneurysm.

Kim Kardashian wears updo at event in New York

Kim Kardashian shared details about her brain scan in an episode of “The Kardashians.”(Dimitrios Kambouris)

“So, what the holes mean is low activity,” Amen said in the episode.“The front part of your brain is less active than it should be.With your frontal lobes as they work now, it would be harder tomanage stress.”

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“It could be the chronic stress that you’ve been under, trying to think about taking the boards in a couple months and studying 10 hours a day, not to mention all the other things that go on in your life,” he went on.“But we have to make it better.”

At the time of filming, Kardashian was gearing up to take the California bar exam.She later revealed she did not pass.

No.2: Dave Coulier, cancer re-diagnosis

“Full House” star Dave Coulier announced the return of cancer, just months after declaring he was cancer-free.

The comedian, 66, was diagnosed withstage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphomain 2024.He then announced his recovery in March after six months of chemotherapy.

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But in October, Coulier reported a second diagnosis of HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer, reportedly with no warning signs.

Dave Coulier

Dave Coulier announced a second cancer diagnosis unrelated to the first.(Getty Images/Nathan Congleton/NBC)

“To go through chemotherapy and feel that relief of ‘Whoa, it’s gone,’ and then to get a test that says, ‘Well, now you’ve gotanother kind of cancer’ … it’s a shock to the system,” Coulier shared on “Today.”

The confirmed early-stage P16 carcinoma was “totally unrelated” to the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is mostly likely linked to the presence of long-term HPV, he added.

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“They said it could stem from having an HPV virus up to 30 years ago,” he said.“A lot of people carry the HPV virus, but they said mine activated and turned into a carcinoma.”

“We found it early enough where it’s very treatable.… It’s got a 90% curability rate.”

No.3: Eric Dane, ALS

“Grey’s Anatomy” alum Eric Dane has beenbattling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, this year.

Dane announced his diagnosis to People in April 2025, noting his gratitude for the support of his “loving family” and the ability to return to the set of HBO’s “Euphoria.”

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Billy Joel, Kim Kardashian and Eric Dane are among the handful of celebrities who have reported health complications in 2025.(Myrna M.Suarez/Getty Images;Aeon/GC Images;Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The actor opened up about his developing condition with “Good Morning America,” telling host Diane Sawyer that he only has function in one arm.

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He also shared that he’s “very hopeful” and willing to go to extreme lengths to combat theneurodegenerative disease.

“I don’t think this is the end of my story,” he said in the same interview.“And whether it is or it isn’t, I’m gonna carry that idea with me.”

Eric Dane with wife Rebecca Gayheart

Actor Eric Dane and actress Rebecca Gayheart are pictured in June 2017.The “Grey’s Anatomy” alum has been battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.(Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

Dane was later hospitalized during the night of the Emmy Awards in September, after an ALS-related fall led to “getting stiches put in my head,” he told The Washington Post.

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Dane’s ex-wife and caretaker, actress Rebecca Gayheart, penned an essay that was recently published in The Cut, revealing that Dane has “24/7 nurses” and is receiving round-the-clock care.

No.4: Billy Joel, normal pressure hydrocephalus

Billy Joel, 76, was diagnosed with arare brain conditionin May 2025, which led to the cancellation of his scheduled concerts.

The five-time Grammy winner announced that he has normal pressure hydrocephalus, which occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside or around the brain.

hearing, visionand balance,” stated an announcement on Joel’s website.

“Under his doctor’s instructions, Billy is undergoing specific physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing during this recovery period.”

Billy Joel performs onstage

In May, Billy Joel announced that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus.(Myrna Suarez)

In July, Joel joined Bill Maher’s podcast “Club Random with Bill Maher,” during which he reported his health is “being worked on.”

skin cancer, removed from his face.

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Ramsay, 58, shared two photos to Instagram post-procedure, one showing a large bandage placed beneath his ear and the other displaying a row of stitches.

“Please don’t forget your sunscreen this weekend,” he warned in the post.“I promise you it’s not a face lift!I’d need a refund…”

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�s Stephanie Giang-Pounon, Christina Dugan Ramirez, Melissa Rudy and Emily Trainham contributed to this report.

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