A report published by The New England Journal of Medicine on October 2 found that the man underwent a minimally invasive surgery, known as kyphoplasty, to treat a spinal compression fracture the previous week. After an examination, the report stated that doctors found “an intracardiac foreign body.” “The patient underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery,” the report read. It continued and stated that doctors found the piece of cement embolism, which resulted from the man’s kyphoplasty procedure, puncturing the man’s heart and right lung....

The documents show how officials at the Department of Defense and the White House Office of Management and Budget responded to the aid freeze, which is at the heart of the impeachment effort against the president. Public Integrity—an organization investigating “betrayals of public trust”—reported on Thursday that when it finally received the documents they “had been almost completely redacted by the government.” Public Integrity had been seeking the documents since late September, when it filed a Freedom of Information request....

The Dodgers outfielder gave Los Angeles an early lead over the Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, blasting a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning. The shot into the Dodgers’ bullpen was Bellinger’s fourth home run of these playoffs. MORE: Why did the Red Sox trade Mookie Betts? Bellinger launched his previous dinger in Game 7 of the NLCS, giving the Dodgers a 4-3 lead over the Braves that they would never relinquish....

“No we don’t talk,” she said on an IG video. “We are divorced so it’s the natural process of divorce.” Since being arrested multiple times for domestic violence, Larissa has been going to classes. “One of the things that I’m learning with the domestic violence classes is they don’t punish you in the classes,” she told her xx followers. “They put you to think about what’s happening… They try to make you see the red flags, everything that’s not going well in your life relationship, life or marriage, and make you believe that you can’t control anyone....

So, is it true that apples are a super fruit? Do they impact the health and functioning of your brain? The research is limited, but it does show some promise. Research Studies on Apples and the Brain The Effect of Apples on Memory One study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease involved older mice who were fed a deficient diet. These mice then demonstrated a decline in their cognitive ability shown by poor performance in navigating a maze....

Yet fever symptoms are associated with specific types of cancer, leukemia and lymphoma among them. What healthcare providers refer to as a “fever of unknown origin” (FUO) is just one clue toward a diagnosis and treatment. This article defines what FUO is and some of its possible causes. It details why fever can be an early symptom of leukemia and other cancers. Fever of Unknown Origin “Fever of unknown origin” is the term used to describe a fever that meets all of the following criteria:...

To investigate whether there is a link between drinking coffee and being diagnosed with or dying of cancer, researchers looked at data on 316,497 people taking part in the U.K. Biobank study. The participants told researchers how much coffee they drank each day. As a preference for coffee is heritable, the researchers also looked at whether the individuals were genetically predisposed to reach for a cup of joe. Of the total, 46,155 respondents developed cancer and 6,998 died of the disease....

When a person has high blood pressure, the blood flow through the arteries is higher than normal. There are ways to prevent and treat high blood pressure. It starts with your lifestyle. Exercising regularly will keep your heart healthy and stress levels low. In addition, mindfulness activities such as meditation, yoga, and journaling can help reduce stress. Maintaining a nutrient-rich diet will also help. Reduce your consumption of processed foods, sugar, alcohol, and fried foods....

“If you ask someone what communication is, almost everyone will say two people talking face to face,” Lenny Shedletsky, professor of communication at the University of Southern Maine, told Newsweek. “[But] we are each walking laboratories. All of us have this experience of sort of talking to ourselves silently, sometimes out loud. “I challenge my students to spend a few minutes not having anything going on, and the average human being cannot do it....

Though not life-threatening, IBS can be debilitating for some people who have it. Treatments for IBS include changes to diet, anti-spasmodic medications, muscle relaxants, and stress reduction. But, unfortunately, you may have already learned that these treatment methods do not help every person with IBS. When relief isn’t achieved, complementary therapies like hypnotherapy may become of interest. But does hypnotherapy for IBS really work? Hypnotherapy for IBS Patients Gut directed hypnotherapy (GDH) was developed specifically for IBS patients....

Last year at this time, ESPN was shoving Jadeveon Clowney down our throats by replaying, over and over and over, the best defensive player in the history of the planet running by a blown blocking assignment and hitting an unsuspecting tailback so hard, he fumbled. Now we have the NFL Network joining the fun, following Clowney this week at the league’s annual Combine like he’s a circus act, touting his “blazing” 40 speed and his “freakish” skills and declaring how it will all magically translate to the big, bad NFL....

If seeing the Lakers returning to the top of the basketball world was obviously special for Magic, who won five NBA titles with the Purple and Gold during 13 season with the franchise, the Dodgers’ triumph had a completely different flavor as he celebrated from the standpoint of a franchise owner. “I want to thank @Dodgers Chairman, Owner, & my great friend Mark Walter for allowing me to be one of the owners of this incredible team,” Magic tweeted on Tuesday night, after the Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to clinch the Fall Classic....

Yesterday, a five-year-old Scottish boy named Robin was allegedly attacked by a dog as he ate a sandwich in a park. The boy, who has unspecified intellectual disabilities, was not severely injured but was “left very distressed” by his brush with danger, his mother, Rachel Plummer, who was with him at the time, told The Edinburgh Evening News. Local police are investigating the incident. “I screamed at the top of my lungs when I saw it go for him....

Breathing life into a canine companion isn’t quite as close an encounter as you may think; you won’t have to worry about any exchange of bodily fluids. Because a dog’s mouth is so large, the rescuer clamps the animal’s jaws shut, cups her other hand around its nose and puffs air in from a hygienic distance. (True dog devotees, of course, consider their pooches’ smooches sublime and insist dog saliva is sterile....

Dog owner Ester, who runs the account myathefoxy on TikTok, posted a video Friday of her 3-year-old shiba inu Mya which has since received over 2 million views. The American Kennel Club (AKC) says that the shiba inu is the 42nd most popular dog breed in the U.S. Officially recognized as a breed in 1992, they originated in Japan where they are still the most popular companion dog. Brought to America roughly 60 years ago, the small and muscular pups are famed for their confident personalities, alert expressions, and smooth strides that are often compared to foxes....

Max had been wandering around, sniffing the ground, but his curiosity got the best of him when he fell into the pond. “The pond looked like land, and he just kept running right out onto it and went about 20 yards out, and he just fell through,” Fowler recalled, via NBC affiliate KARK. Fowler called 911 while he tried to rescue his dog. He asked for animal control to come help, but because of the snowy weather, Fowler wads told that it may be a while....

Frane, 51, and Chapman, 67, started dating earlier this year. Chapman proposed at their home in Colorado, where they’ve been sheltering in place in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In June 2019, Chapman’s fifth wife and Dog and Beth: On the Hunt costar, Beth Barmore, died of throat cancer. Together, they had three children, including Barmore’s daughter from a previous relationship, who Chapman adopted (Chapman also has nine children from previous relationships)....

The unnamed white dog waits every day by a roadside shrine in Nafpaktos, TK. The monument stands where his owner, a man named Haris, collided with a cement mixer on November 9, 2017. Haris’ death surprised the community as his brother had died nearby only a few years before. The community erected a roadside shrine at the site of the accident, about seven-and-a-half miles from his home. And ever since, Haris’s dog stays at the shrine all day, waiting for his owner to come home....