Health

NFL star Chris Olave suffered yet another head injury during the Saints' loss to the Panthers on Sunday ... and now his own brother is speaking out on his health -- saying it's simply not "worth it" to keep putting his body on the line in New Orleans.

The scary incident went down during the first quarter of the Saints' 23-22 defeat to the at the hands of Carolina ... when Derek Carr threw a pass downfield.

Olave narrowly missed securing the high toss ... and was met with a brutal blow from safety Xavier Woods, who was flagged for unnecessary roughness.

James Van Der Beek is battling colorectal cancer ... TMZ has confirmed.

The 47-year-old actor, best known for "Dawson's Creek," was recently diagnosed with the disease -- telling People he's receiving treatment to resolve it.

Van Der Beek says -- despite the scary diagnosis -- there's reason to be optimistic. He doesn't clarify exactly what he means here, but he adds he's feeling good.

The election is just a few days away and, with so much talk of mental acuity among candidates, we checked with experts about the voting process for those with mental disabilities.

Justine Knight, executive director at Triangle Aphasia Project tells TMZ … aphasia doesn't affect a person's intelligence -- but, it can affect their ability to read, write or speak. So her org. makes sure people undestand their rights to accomodation.

For example, Knight explains her dad has aphasia ... and, he chooses to vote by mail so he has time to process the ballot and use his two communication partners -- Justine and her husband -- to cast the vote he means to.

Kamala Harris says she's always looking out for her own ... putting her rally on pause to direct medics to someone who needs help -- and, saying that's what leadership's all about.

The veep hosted a star-studded rally in Atlanta Saturday ... and, when she finally came out to speak, it seems she noticed a supporter who was in distress -- and, she immediately stopped her speech to help get medics to her.

Check out the clip ... KH points into the crowd and asks for a medic to hustle over -- before asking fans to part so the emergency medical team can get to the person in need.

Jerry Seinfeld's taking his kids' former school to task ... ripping into the place of learning for offering "distressed" students the day after the election off -- basically saying the school's making kids too soft.

The legendary comedian spoke to The New York Times -- which obtained an email from Ethical Culture Fieldston School telling parents about the proposal -- saying he pulled his son out of the school back in the day 'cause of stunts like this.

Jerry says his kids didn't like the school because of all the coddling ... and, Jerry asks "What kind of lives have these people led that makes them think that this is the right way to handle young people?"

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets kept their season on life support with a big win over C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans ... and the MVP of the game?? Well, it wasn't a player or coach ... it was water with cayenne pepper!

Rodgers (as he's pretty accustomed to) made news this week when he revealed he'd discovered "a little fountain of youth" with the drink, saying he added it to his rehab regimen for his ruptured Achilles.

Well, after Gang Green's 21-17 win over the current AFC South leaders, Rodgers and the teammate who recommended the drink to him, punter Thomas Morstead, posed together for a picture!

An unidentified fan chose a poor time to heckle Dodgers star Freddie Freeman ... shouting "You Suck!" at the first baseman during a moment of silence at the World Series, honoring people afflicted with cancer.

The Dodgers slugger was honoring his mother ... whom he lost to cancer at the age of 10.

Major League Baseball carved time out of the broadcast to allow players, fans, umpires, and others to pay tribute to those either battling cancer, cancer survivors, or sadly the people lost to the horrible disease, teaming up with "Stand Up To Cancer" for the powerful moment.

Olivia Rodrigo is opening up about her frightening fall through the stage during her Australian performance two weeks ago — saying the experience forced her to go to the hospital, but she was just fine.

The pop star sat down Tuesday with host Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" — revealing new details about the mishap during her Melbourne concert on October 14.

Video captured Olivia running across the stage and plunging through a large gap, then pulling herself out and addressing the crowd about what happened before resuming her show.

Melania Trump is standing tall alongside her hubby, Donald Trump -- opening up about life after his scary assassination attempts and tackling her conflicting pro-choice stance.

The former First Lady dished about the impact of her recent comments about abortion rights on Tuesday's installment of "Fox & Friends" ... making it clear while her view might've caught the public off guard, Donald was in the loop "since the day we met" -- so her book revelation was not a surprise to him.

It looks like the pair respectfully agrees to disagree on that topic. Melania took a moment to plug her memoir, "Melania" ... saying if folks want the full scoop on what "my body, my choice" truly means to her, they'll find the deets in those pages.

Crumbs, the world’s fattest cat, has sadly died just weeks after shedding some pounds at feline fat camp, with vets saying his excessively chunky layers hid cancerous tumors.

The Russian kitty -- who ballooned to a whopping 38 pounds from living in a hospital basement and munching on cookies and soup from the staff -- suddenly had breathing issues and passed away Saturday, according to NewsX.

Galiana More, who runs the Matroskin cat shelter where Crumbs was treated, explained his fat was so deep it hid cancerous tumors on his spleen and other internal organs, which they believed triggered multiple organs to collapse.

One Ohio woman is likely feeling grateful for first responders after they pulled off a nail-biting rescue while she was trapped in a harrowing fire.

Check it out ... in body cam footage from the scene, a mix of sheriff's deputies and firefighters from York Township, Ohio work quickly to free a 31-year-old woman, who was trapped in her basement because of the flames and smoke.

You see rescuers smashing open a window in the basement ... calling out to the woman and encouraging her to follow their voices.

Jamie Foxx was rumored to have spilled the tea about Diddy being behind his hospitalization last year -- but we are told there’s zero truth to those claims.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ that during the taping of his comedy special, "What Had Happened Was," Jamie did name-drop the now-disgraced figure while speaking about his ATL hospital stint -- but they’re telling us it was all in jest.

We’re told Jamie definitely wasn’t being serious, despite some reports claiming he was "exposing" the real story behind his mysterious health scare in April 2023.

Pete Davidson just made his first public appearance in months -- spotted for the first time since seeking mental health treatment back in July, and he's sporting a big change to his look.

The comedian and 'SNL' alum hit up the L.A. Clippers' opening game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, Wednesday night, hanging with his buddy MGK -- and it looks like most of his sleeve tattoos are gone!

As we know, Pete's famous for his love of tattoos and is heavily inked ... but it looks like he’s turning over a new leaf and trying to ditch some of that ink -- particularly on his arms, where only faded remnants seem to remain.

Celine Dion hit the stage and dished out a big dose of hope in her first stage appearance since the Paris Olympics this summer.

The singer looked incredible as she delivered a powerful speech at the Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala Tuesday night, applauding the philanthropic org City of Hope for providing support and encouragement to those facing life's toughest challenges.

Celine acknowledged that it was such a joy to come together with everyone in the room to do everything in her power to "help spread this great gift of hope."

Cardi B will no longer be performing at ONE MusicFest 2024 this weekend ... the superstar rapper was scheduled to headline the star-studded fest, but she says she's dealing with a health issue!!!

Cardi and ONE MusicFest broke the unfortunate news on Wednesday ... Cardi apologized to the fans in Atlanta but says she's still recovering from a "medical emergency" and is focused on coming back better than ever.

The show will go on and the lineup is still stacked ... Earth, Wind & Fire, Nelly, Method Man, Jill Scott, GloRilla, DJ Drama, BigXThaPlug, Fat Joe and dozens of other well-known artists are still scheduled to hit the stage for what will be the fest's 15th anniversary.

Tyson Fury just revealed devastating news ... his wife, Paris, suffered a miscarriage six months into her pregnancy ... the day before the heavyweight boxer lost to Oleksandr Usyk.

The 34-1 superstar boxer opened up on Wednesday, saying Paris -- whom he married in 2008 -- called him to let him know she couldn't make his Usyk fight in Riyadh on May 18 due to high blood pressure.

But, Fury knew something was wrong.

"I asked her what was up and asked her to tell me, but she wouldn’t. So I knew," Fury said.