Fox News Contributor Dr Kelly Powers Dies at 45, Leaving Behind Her 3-Year-Old Child

Kelly Powers, a podiatrist and Fox News commentator who shared her personal experiences with cancer with viewers, gave them health advice, and talked about medical news, passed away on Sunday at her Colts Neck, New Jersey, home. Her age was forty-five.

According to Joan Powers, her mother, brain cancer was the cause.

Throughout the 2010s, Dr. Powers made appearances on Fox Business and Fox News as a medical expert, appearing on shows like “Fox & Friends” and “Red Eye,” among others. When doctors discovered fluid surrounding her heart in 2018, she underwent emergency surgery, marking the beginning of years of potentially fatal health issues.

Following a seizure in July 2020, Dr. Powers was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. On a GoFundMe page, her family detailed her treatment, which included three brain surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy. However, this year, the cancer returned, and a new mass was discovered in her brain.

Joseph and Joan Marie Powers welcomed Kelly Ann Powers into the world on May 13, 1979, in Yonkers, New York.

She earned a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco after attending Manhattan’s Baruch College and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. She finished her residencies at Boston University and Georgetown University.

Early in her career, Dr. Powers started making appearances on TV news shows to talk about medical advancements and offer health advice.

She started appearing frequently on Fox News, where she gave viewers helpful health advice on topics like body aches and diet choices. She discussed the virus and vaccine development on Fox Business during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Powers started sharing her health journey on social media and on television after receiving her diagnosis in 2020. Because her cancer was discovered early, she referred to herself as the “unluckiest lucky girl.”

Dr. Powers and her husband, Steven Doll, desired a child despite her health issues. In a 2023 iHeart Radio interview, she stated that they decided to use a surrogate because her cardiologist advised her not to carry a child.

In 2021, while Dr. Powers was still undergoing treatment, her son, Bennett, was born. She is survived by her husband, son, and parents.

Dr. Powers raised money for medical nonprofits and discussed brain cancer research during this time.

In June, she posted on Instagram, saying, “This terrible disease needs to stop, and we all need to just fight cancer in general, every type of cancer.” “Why is this still an issue at all?”