Camilla Luddington’s Grey’s Anatomy pregnant character, Jo, survived an emergency C-section — and the premature birth of her twin babies — but she’s not out of the woods just yet.
During the Thursday, January 15, episode of the hit ABC series, Jo was still in the hospital after giving birth to her and Link’s (Chris Carmack) twins. The babies, meanwhile, remained in the NICU, which Jo visited later in the episode.
Link and others at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital noticed Jo had been struggling emotionally after she snapped at several people — including Winston (Anthony Hill). She subsequently developed a friendship with a fellow mom who allowed her to open up about her postpartum hormone drops.
After her new mom friend collapsed, Jo tried to help treat her via speakerphone, which worked temporarily when an intern was treating the woman. But once her friend was stabilized, Jo wasn’t allowed access to her chart, which caused Jo to break out into tears while being wheeled away by Link — without her permission.
Grey’s Anatomy’s newest episode also explored Jules’ (Adelaide Kane) crush on Winston who remains unaware of Jules’ feelings. Lucas (Niko Terho), meanwhile, was questioned by Simone (Alexis Floyd) for texting his cancer patient while Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) attempted a risky operation.
Catherine (Debbie Allen) arrived at the hospital with Dr. Laura Kaplan (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) in an attempt to offer Richard (James Pickens Jr.) treatment options after his cancer diagnosis. Despite having concerns about side effects, Richard agreed to Laura’s suggestions.
Pickens, 72, opened up about his own health scare shortly after Richard’s diagnosis aired on the show.
“It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has run through my family,” Pickens told Black Health Matters in November 2025. “My father had it. He had a lot of brothers; several of them had it. I would have been surprised if I hadn’t gotten it.”
He added: “I’ve got a 90-year-old first cousin, who’s still alive, actually, [and] he had it. His son has it, a couple of his brothers had it. No one, as far as I know, has succumbed to it.”
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Pickens clarified he was diagnosed earlier in the year.
“I started getting my annual physical 34 years ago, and I started my PSA testing when I was 41. I’m 73 now,” he recalled. “My urologist said, ‘Because you were so diligent in that piece of your health, it was to your advantage. We were able to catch it so early because you were being tested.’”
After seeing a specialist, Pickens opted to undergo a prostatectomy.
“We caught it really early, and so they thought that would be the best route to take,” Pickens explained. “I do have a rare variant that you don’t see very often. They wanted to err on the side of caution and keep an eye on it. It was rare enough that they wanted to make sure that they were crossing all the T’s and dotting all their I’s, but they hadn’t seen one that was detected as early as mine.”
Pickens later revealed that he is now in remission, writing via Instagram that same month, “Hi friends, I’m blessed and grateful to be cancer-free. Thanks so much for all the love and support! Get checked!”
Grey’s Anatomy airs on ABC Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Hulu.
