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Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Miley Cyrus opens up about ‘traumatic' health scare that nearly made her quit music: ‘Excruciating experience'
Popstar Miley Cyrus recently opened up about the 'traumatic' health scare she dealt with mid-performance back in 2023 on New Year's Eve. The 32-year-old, who has been quite vocal about her personal life after opening up about her dynamic with dad Billy Ray Cyrus, sat for an interview on The Zane Lowe Show and detailed the 'excruciating' experience that nearly made her quit the music scene altogether. Miley is currently working on her next studio album, titled Something Beautiful. The album will feature Brittany Howard and Naomi Campbell. Back in 2023, Miley was scheduled to ring in the new year with country singer Dolly Parton, Paris Hilton and singer Sia. 'I had a pretty traumatic experience on a show that I was doing with Lorne [Michaels],' Miley recalled the unexpected and painful moment that happened as soon as stepped in to co host NBC's 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party,' with Dolly Parton. 'I had a medical emergency. I had an ovarian cyst rupture,' she added. Also read: Miley Cyrus breaks silence on rift with mom Tish after running back to dad Billy Ray: 'Too tight to fight' At the time, Miley recalled she had no idea what was happening. She just knew something felt horribly wrong. 'We didn't know exactly what was going on,' she admitted. But instead of walking off stage or calling the performance off, she pushed through the pain and completed the show. 'It was pretty traumatic because it was extremely excruciating and I did the show anyway,' she said. 'But it was really, really hard on me.' According to Hopkins Medicine, while an ovarian cyst is a pretty normal phenomenon in a woman's body and usually shows up without symptoms, an infected cyst, when it ruptures, triggers the release of a 'life-threatening' immune response to fight harmful bacteria. However, a normal rupture happens when a fluid-filled sac in the ovary suddenly bursts. In such cases, not only does it cause sharp pain but it can also lead to internal bleeding. Cysts are usually harmless and go unnoticed, but a rupture, especially when the body is shaking with great speed, like in Miley's case where she was performing on stage, can be dangerous. Also read: Playing 'Hannah Montana' gave Miley Cyrus an 'identity crisis' The singer said that the experience rattled her so deeply that she even considered quitting music altogether. 'I had dinner with Lorne and he said something that now has stuck with me,' Miley shared. 'He goes, 'Six months, everybody has six months to feel sorry for themselves and then we start to rebuild.'' That one line pretty much changed everything for Miley. Lorne reminded her she wasn't the only artist to go through a rough patch. 'You have no idea how many artists have sat in this chair and told me they were quitting music,' he told her. 'Everyone does this.' In the later part of the interview, the singer revealed she has had reached the end of her 'shut down' period. 'What I've always realised is that it will quit me before I ever quit it,' she said of music. 'That's not in the cards for me.' While Miley is back in the music scene gearing up for her new album Something Beautiful dropping on May 30th, the ovarian condition is not the only health scare she is dealing with. Earlier, the singer revealed that she has yet another challenge in her life, her battle with Reinke's edema, a condition where 'a very large polyp' on her vocal cord not only gives her a raspy tone and a uniqueness in her voice but also makes singing a physical challenge. 'It's like running a marathon with ankle weights,' she said.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
What is rheumatic heart disease?
(NewsNation) — Six in 10 adults will live and die with heart disease by 2050, according to forecasts by the American Heart Association. Cardiovascular disease, which encompasses a range of heart conditions, is already the leading cause of death in the United States. Rheumatic heart disease is one of those conditions. Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which rheumatic fever has permanently damaged the heart valves, causing symptoms of shortness of breath, chest pain and swelling. What is heart disease and how can the condition be prevented? Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that affects connective tissues, including in the heart, joints, skin or brain, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Though rare in the U.S., it primarily impacts children ages 5 to 15 with untreated or undertreated strep throat infections. Rheumatic heart disease is not curable as the heart valves become scarred and narrowed over time, making it harder for the heart to function normally. Doctors advise preventing rheumatic heart disease by preventing strep throat infections. If you do contract strep throat, antibiotics are recommended to help keep you from developing rheumatic fever, which can lead to heart disease. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
26-02-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Halle Berry reveals the ‘defining moment' she had when doctor misdiagnosed her with herpes
Halle Berry has shared the 'defining moment' she had after her doctor misdiagnosed her with herpes. The 58-year-old actor recalled the incident when experiencing menopausal symptoms, during Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. She shared that after one morning when it 'took 10 minutes to empty her bladder,' she decided to go to the doctor. 'I thought, 'What is this?'' Berry explained. 'And [the doctor's] doing the exam, looking up there, and he said, 'Yep, I know what this is.' And I'm like, 'What?' He said, 'It's a really bad case of herpes.'' Following the appointment, Berry said that she and her boyfriend, Van Hunt, 'spent the next 72 hours kind of doing the blame game.' 'We were trying to figure out who gave it to me, who gave it to him,' she continued. 'And then a couple hours after that, my doctor called me and said: 'You do not have herpes.'' The Catwoman star questioned her symptoms before her doctor's response encouraged her to do more research. 'This was a defining moment for me. I'm like, 'What is this?' He said, 'I don't know, that's what it looked like,'' she added, referring to her doctor's misdiagnosing her with herpes. 'That sent me on my own reconnaissance, my own researching. And that's when I came up with dry vagina syndrome that women have when they're in perimenopause.' Berry acknowledged that she had all the symptoms of perimenopause, although 'nobody had really had serious conversations' about those symptoms when she was 54. According to John Hopkins Medicine, some symptoms of perimenopause include vaginal dryness, hot flashes, headaches, night sweats, changes in sexual desire, and night sweats. The Die Another Day star has previously shared how she was misdiagnosed with herpes. While appearing at the A Day of Unreasonable Conversation summit in Los Angeles in March 2024, she shared her desire to shift the often negative narrative surrounding menopause – the life stage after a person's menstrual cycles end. She said that menopause and perimenopause cannot 'just be the doom and gloom story' and that it is in fact 'a glorious time of life.' Berry then began to explain how she discovered that she was perimenopausal, first quipping that she thought she was going to skip the experience: 'I'm very safe, I'm healthy, I managed to get myself off of insulin and manage my diabetes since I'm 20 years old.' The Gothika star once again acknowledged that she had to do her own research, after being misdiagnosed with herpes, as she and Hunt both tested negative for the disease. 'My doctor had no knowledge and didn't prepare me. That's when I knew, 'Oh my gosh, I've got to use my platform, I have to use all of who I am and I have to start making a change and a difference for other women,' Berry, who is the founder of Respin Health — a company that redefines menopause and female longevity — said.
