{"id":2510769,"date":"2025-11-14T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-fox-news-host-janice-dean-announces-shes-taking-a-break-from-work-due-to-health-issues\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:22:40","slug":"longtime-fox-news-host-janice-dean-announces-shes-taking-a-break-from-work-due-to-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-fox-news-host-janice-dean-announces-shes-taking-a-break-from-work-due-to-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Fox News Host Janice Dean Announces She&#8217;s &#8216;Taking a Break from Work&#8217; Due to &#8216;Health Issues&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flongtime-fox-news-host-janice-dean-announces-shes-taking-a-break-from-work-due-to-health-issues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News host Janice dean announced she is taking a break from work and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-bots-pushed-snyder-cut-of-justice-league-followed-then-candidate-biden-in-2020\/\" title=\"Twitter bots pushed Snyder cut of Justice League, followed then-candi... Biden in 2020\">social media due<\/a> to health issues that require rest and healing.She expressed gratitude towards her Fox bosses for their support and mentioned that a recent trip to Rome helped her begin healing spiritually. Dean reassured her audience that she will return after recovering. She has previously been open about her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS), which she received in 2005 after experiencing fatigue. Despite initial fears about her future, she has managed her condition through medical treatments and remains active both professionally and personally. Dean is a co-host and whether anchor on &#8220;Fox &#038; Friends,&#8221; and it is indeed not clear if her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-baaaaack-fetterman-sets-senate-return-date\/\" title=\"He&#039;s Baaaaack: Fetterman Sets Senate Return ...\">current health issues<\/a> are related to MS.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Janice Dean will be taking some time off from the popular news network &mdash; and for good reason.<\/p>\n<p>Dean took to to announce that she was &ldquo;taking a break.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJaniceDean%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02y1uCkFwkL3QYEj9jVMMp7P3DUzUsU1dCCYfghbQMXiRh9rmuyTrcN3bDKMNHPPEol&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"613\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wanted to let you all know that I&rsquo;m taking a break from work (and social media) for a bit,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-janice-dean-don-lemon-says-nikki-haley-past-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean<\/a> posted Wednesday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m ok, but I&rsquo;ve had some health issues that require rest and time to heal. My bosses at Fox have been kind and understanding, and I feel blessed to be able to take a break to be with my family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The trip to Rome with Sean was a good place to start healing spiritually, and now I have to get back to feeling healthy and strong,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length); 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But, I will be back. Grateful to you all for the kind words.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Dean didn&rsquo;t  any additional details, she has had documented health troubles in the past, as <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/fox-news-janice-dean-explains-why-she-s-been-missing-from-fox-and-friends-11849381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine noted. In fact, Dean spoke extensively with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/janice-dean-is-a-better-person-because-of-her-multiple-sclerosis-exclusive-8729812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> about that very issue in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Dean initially noticed that she had been getting fatigued a lot, but chalked it up as just being overworked.<\/p>\n<p>Then the medical tests returned, and she found out she had the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was the shock of a lifetime,&rdquo; Dean told People. &ldquo;I remember just feeling all of it was going to end: that my boyfriend was going to leave me, that I would be in a wheelchair, and I wouldn&rsquo;t be able to do my job at Fox.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added,&nbsp;&ldquo;All of my dreams kind of came crashing down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But she persevered. She had largely learned to combat and live with MS, especially after new medical treatments allowed her to mitigate flare-ups.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still standing,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;Better than standing. And I sometimes think I&rsquo;m a better person because of the diagnosis, if that makes any sense. This made me realize what was important in life, like your health and your family and your support system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Oh, and those concerns of hers? She&rsquo;s not in a wheelchair, she married her boyfriend &mdash; a firefighter &mdash; and she&rsquo;s still going strong at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numerous-former-colleagues-pete-hegseth-rush-set-record-straight-nbcs-cowardly-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The 55-year-old Dean is a co-host and weather anchor on &ldquo;Fox &amp; Friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-meteorologist-interrupts-live-report-save-woman-distress-leaving-colleagues-awe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meteorologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if her MS is at all related to her most recent health issue that&rsquo;s currently keeping her off the air.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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