Kim Kardashian grapples with a health scare that hits close to home in a new trailer for “The Kardashians.”
The reality star and fashion mogul reveals in the reality series’ Season 8 trailer released Thursday that she has been diagnosed with esophagitis.
“I have something called esophagitism,” Kim tells a stylist in the trailer. The Skims founder is then shown in a hospital bed in a series of clips, one in which it appears she’s being wheeled into a procedure. While it’s unclear who is speaking to Kim, someone off-screen says, “Didn’t your father … isn’t it what he died of?”
If esophagitis is left untreated, there’s a risk of developing Barrett‘s esophagus condition, in which the cells lining the esophagus are damaged from acid reflux, according to Mayo Clinic. The condition raises the risk of cancer that starts in the esophagus, which is called esophageal cancer.
Kim’s dad, famed attorney Robert Kardashian, died in September 2003 at the age of 59. He had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer just months before his death.
“I can’t, it makes me want to cry,” Kim’s mom Kris Jenner says in the trailer, alluding to the frightening diagnosis.
Esophagitis is inflammation of the tissues that line the esophagus, per the Mayo Clinic. The condition can be painful and make swallowing difficult, and it can cause chest pain. While there are a variety of causes for the condition, the trailer does not reveal which has contributed to Kim’s case.
Kim Kardashian in “The Kardashians” in 2022.
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Treatment for the health issue can vary and depends upon the severity of tissue damage and the cause. Without proper treatment, the lining of the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food and water to your stomach, can be badly damaged. This can lead to more serious health issues including scarring and narrowing of the esophagus, or even tearing in the esophagus.
When detected early, however, the condition is considered treatable.
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The work by Oxford University, which is published in the International Journal of Cancer, defines any drink at 65 degrees Celsuis or above as “very hot” and posing a potential risk.
Consuming six or more hot drinks per day also raises the risk, according to data from 977,282 middle-aged men and women.
Although adding milk can cool drinks down slightly, a milky tea or coffee may still be far too hot, researchers say.
Tea made immediately after a kettle is fully boiled is touching boiling point, which is 100 degrees C (212 degrees F). Once poured into a cup, that lowers to around 90 or 95 degrees C.
The advice is to wait a few minutes before drinking so the beverage cools to a safer temperature.
Cancer Research UK says it’s difficult to put an exact time on how long a hot drink should be left to cool.
“But if you’re worried, we’d suggest just waiting until it’s comfortable to drink rather than drinking it while it’s still very hot,” the charity said.
Lead researcher Dr Keren Papier said research in South America – where many people drink a very hot herbal beverage called mate – had already shown a similar link between hot drinks and oesophageal cancer.
But she said: “More research is now needed to identify the exact drink temperatures linked to this increased risk.”
A separate study, external of 118 young adults who did multiple tastings of different black coffees found most only deemed the drinks to be too hot if the temperature was 70 degrees C or above.
According to one takeaway coffee cup manufacturer, the ideal temperature for hot coffee on the go is between 49 and 60 degrees C.
Should a barista want the coffee to stay hotter for longer – if a customer requests extra hot – it can be served at over 82 degrees C, says MTPak Coffee.
The Amass case is a strange one. A natural left-back in United’s academy, who did well in a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday last season, then got injured straight after switching to Norwich in the winter window, Amass, 19, impressed many observers with his performances during pre-season, when he shadowed Shaw.
Yet, for some reason, United were willing to let him leave.
In the summer of 2024, then manager Erik ten Hag opted not to pick the teenager in his squad for the Community Shield, even though Amass had given a creditable account of himself up against Mo Salah in a pre-season game in the United States just a week earlier.
Ten Hag felt, physically, Amass was not at the level required. In theory, the two years that have elapsed since then should have made the defender bigger and stronger.
There have been multiple expressions of interest in Amass. Even heading into deadline day, his omission from United’s Premier League 2 game against Leicester on Monday reinforced a widespread belief he would leave, probably on loan.
But that has not happened and it is not clear what his role will be within the senior squad.
The willingness to view Mazraoui as a left-back option was helped by the performances of Leny Yoro in pre-season.
Signed from Lille for £52m in 2024 as a central defender, Carrick used Yoro mainly as a right-back this summer.
Against Ipswich on Sunday, that was the slot Yoro was introduced into as a replacement for Dalot, at the same time as Mazraoui was coming on for Shaw.
At just 20, Yoro has plenty to learn about the right-back role. However, he has pace, is strong and is good on the ball. United supporters only have to look at how Josko Gvardiol has adapted to the full-back role at Manchester City after signing as a central defender to realise switching positions can have a positive outcome.
That is the calculated risk United have taken.
What they absolutely did not want to do, having taken a hardline stance all summer on the fees they were willing to pay, and a refusal to spend more than they thought a player was worth, was end up making a signing like Alex Telles, or Matteo Darmian, or Sergio Reguilon, who all arrived in recent years but were evidently short of the standard required.
It makes sense. It is probably the right call.
But that is a view taken away from the emotion of matches and the rollercoaster of results. And the reality is they will be the deciding factor in whether it was a good decision or not.
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New headlines this week are raising concerns for parents of high school football players.
According to a study published from researchers at Mass General Brigham, Boston University and the Concussion & CTE Foundation, one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 might have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). There were 338 brains donated to study, and 315 of them had evidence of CTE, a brain disorder that can happen because of repeated injuries to the head.
Allan Walsh, a sports agent and lawyer, said in a tweet: “This is a crisis.”
Parents have previously debated among themselves the risks and rewards in letting a son or daughter play a contact sport, but this new study regarding football head injuries is once again going to rattle, if not cause a retreat, from some allowing family members to participate in football.
“It causes concern,” said Mike Hamilton, a former high school football and basketball coach who has a son playing football at Chatsworth High. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘Do I want him to play?’ I’m apprehensive. He has a passion for the game. He’s conscience about his health. What gives me relief is knowing that practices are going well. There are protocols parents should abide by. We didn’t let our son play football until he got to high school because of the hits.”
Tim Moscicki, an athletic trainer at Loyola High for 38 years, said much has changed for the better in protecting football players from concussions and other head injuries. He said new policies, improved equipment, a focus on tackling fundamentals and new protocols are all having an impact.
Loyola athletic trainer Tim Moscicki doing baselining of students in 2014 to help diagnose concussions.
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He remembers the days when coaches would say, “He got his bell rung.” The player would sit out a few plays, then get put back in. Now that term is barred from everyone’s vocabulary. New rules requiring players to sit out a minimum of seven days following a concussion while needing clearance from a doctor to return and tackling restrictions put in during weekly practices show the CIF is taking CTE concerns in a serious matter for high school sports.
“To me. football has gotten a lot safer,” Moscicki said. “Right now, given what’s in place, it’s safe to play football. Kids are being held out now when they develop any kind of symptom. Back in 1990, if a kid had a concussion and they were free of symptoms for 24 hours, we’d give them their helmet back, ‘You can play.’
“My thing it’s still up to parents if they want their sons to play football. My youngest played football, oldest played lacrosse. There’s always a risk. There’s a risk riding a bike. There’s risk playing baseball. It’s a just a little higher in the full-contact sports. The standards have changed so much. There really wasn’t a return to play protocol in the ‘70s ‘80s and ‘90s.”
Moscicki was one of the first high school athletic trainers to do baselining of all students, giving them tests of their balance and brain functions so it can be used and compared with a similar exam if the student is suspected of having a concussion. Loyola also started a return-to-school program because students with concussions have headaches that also affects their school work.
Parents must understand “you cannot prevent a concussion,” Moscicki said.
“If you get hit hard enough, there’s nothing out there that would 100% prevent a concussion,” he said. “A concussion happens as a result of your brain hitting the inside of your skull.”
The good news is everyone seems to be endorsing funding research into head injuries, including the NFL. It’s still too early to conclude where the research is headed.
That’s where parental choice comes into play.
“Football is a sport,” Moscicki said. “You don’t have to play it. You don’t have to watch it.”
And yet, the Super Bowl is the most watched annual television broadcast in the United States, with lots of monetary rewards for those who participate.
There are many challenges ahead. Pierce College and Orange Coast College paused their junior college football programs this year for lack of players. Junior varsity programs at lots of high schools have been discontinued for lack of players. A CIF participation survey for 2025-26 found 11-man football is the most popular boys sport with 87,718 participants, a drop of 4% from last school year.
“Anything that’s a contact sport runs a risk,” Hamilton said. “You want to protect your son.”
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SUMMER may be on its way out, but Brits are still heading abroad – so double check these rules before you go.
If you fail to check these then you might not get to go on holiday at all.
The very first thing to check before you head on holiday is the expiry date on your passport.
To be valid for travel British passports must have been issued within the last 10 years.
Figures have shown up to 100,000 holidaymakers a year face being turned away at airports if their passport is more than a decade old.
So, before you travel, check the start date, not the expiry.
For example, if a passport has June 2016 start date but a November 2026 expiry, it has technically expired.
Not realising this soon enough could result in a costly mistake.
Tom Vaughan, travel insurance expert at Confused.com said: “Our research shows that 1 in 5 (21 per cent) Brits have had to renew their passport within just a few weeks of travelling, and less than half (43 per cent) know that EU travel requires a passport issued within the last 10 years.
“If you do get caught out, sorting an emergency passport can now cost up to £240, and that’s before you factor in time off work and a trip to a passport office.
“Unfortunately, travel insurance won’t cover the cost, or any flights or holidays you miss as a result, and children face even longer delays as same-day service isn’t available for their passports.
“So before you finish packing, check two things: the date your passport was issued, and how long is left on it. Our passport checker can help you avoid a last-minute panic and ensure your holiday starts the way it should, stress-free.”
A number of countries also require British holidaymakers to have a few additional months left on their passport to travel.
Any Brit heading to Europe will also need at least three months of validity left on their passport after the day you plan to leave.
If there is less than three months left on your passport, you will be refused at the gate or even beforehand and will have to renew your document.
Some other countries require even longer with some wanting six months left on the passport – this includes UAE, Egypt, and Chile.
Some countries actually require blank pages in your passport for manual stamping.
If you’re heading to Europe, one page of blank space is fine.
Countries requiring at least two blank pages for entry include Austria, Italy, Germany, The Bahamas and other tourist hotspots.
Standard UK passports have 34 blank pages, but you can pay extra for one with 54 if you’re a regular traveller.
Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Europe: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Vatican City.
Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vietnam.
South America and the Caribbean: Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela.
