Fox News contributor and doctor Kelly Powers has died after a long battle with cancer.
Powers was first diagnosed with brain cancer after facing a series of health complications in 2020, and went into remission before the deadly illness returned this year.
She was a regular on the Fox News talk show Red Eye, and made appearances on Fox Business where she led segments on health risks facing Americans.
Powers was educated at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and did her residency at the Boston University School Of Medicine.
After years of helping patients, Powers became one herself while hosting a Fox News segment about heart health when she began to experience shortness of breath and chest pains.
“It’s crazy – I went into heart failure while doing a report on Fox Business – live – on heart health and talking about the subtle signs that women often miss. You can’t make this up,” she told Preferred Health Magazine in an interview after her first diagnosis.
She battled through that ailment, only to discover she had the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma a short time later.
After three surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, she managed to beat the cancer back — all while becoming pregnant and giving birth to a boy, Bennett, according to a GoFundMe.
When her cancer returned in 2024, friends raised nearly $100,000 to help pay for an experimental treatment that insurance wouldn’t cover.
Powers is survived by Bennett, 3, and her husband, Steve. She was 45 years old.
