The 115th edition of the World Series gets underway on Tuesday in Houston, Texas, and it carries with it enough storylines to fill a book. The two teams were among the favorites to reach the Fall Classic at the beginning of the season, but took very different routes on their way to the World Series. Houston arrived into the postseason as favorite to win a second World Series title in three years after winning an MLB—best 107 games this season....

The Dynamo announced Tuesday that DeLaGarza had undergone an MRI which confirmed the diagnosis and that surgery was expected to be performed in the coming days. DeLaGarza suffered the injury in Sunday’s regular season finale against the Chicago Fire, coming off in the 13th minute of a 3-0 victory which saw the Dynamo move up to fourth in the Western Conference. The defender joined Houston last offseason after spending the entirety of his MLS career with the LA Galaxy....

The funding is part of a $1.5 trillion omnibus bill to keep the federal government funded and agencies operational through October. New details on the aid package emerged after the spending bill’s text was released overnight. The United States and European partners have teamed up to sanction Russia and provide support to Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s attack. The invasion, which began on February 24, has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and forced millions to flee the nation....

On Friday morning, Sidney Crosby’s face made it tough to follow both of those. By Friday afternoon, Crosby’s mysterious case of horrific glandular swelling had benched him for at least two games. By Sunday morning, a set of CDC tests confirmed the obvious — Crosby was the 13th NHL player this season diagnosed with mumps. Other cases have come and gone either unconfirmed or unpublicized. It’s worth noting that mumps is a pretty basic viral infection that, beyond swelling, causes flu-like symptoms....

Thankfully, most black eyes are relatively minor bruises that heal on their own in about three to five days. Some may last for up to two weeks. This article details how to tell if your black eye is an emergency. It also covers first aid and home remedies, over-the-counter treatments, and a medical procedure that can help relieve symptoms while you wait for your black eye to heal. First Aid Black eyes can be caused by a punch or other injuries to the head and face....

The speech elicited cheers. Not bad, considering that as recently as a year ago Nerren wasn’t sure he was even a supporter of the president—though there was no hint of apprehension at the truck rally. And for good reason, Nerren tells Newsweek: “Trump saved my freedom…and saved my family.” The 59-year-old pastor from Tennessee, a husband, father of two, including a 30-year-old daughter with special needs, and grandfather of three was a captive in India for seven months and 17 days, a victim of the Modi regime’s hostility to Christians even as Trump praises the prime minister for advancing religious freedom....

In many cases, UTIs are treated with antibiotics. You can develop serious complications if the infection moves from your bladder to your kidneys. Home remedies and pain medications are unlikely to provide relief for more severe UTIs and may even increase your risk of complications. This article discusses the various prescriptions, OTC medications, home remedies, and alternative therapies that can help you recover from a UTI. Prescriptions After a urine test confirms you have a urinary tract infection, your healthcare provider will likely prescribe medication....

If acute renal failure is suspected, blood tests, urine tests, ultrasound, and biopsies may be ordered to confirm and establish the level of impairment. Based on the results, the healthcare provider will be able to stage the disease and take the appropriate action. In the worst-case scenario, end-stage kidney disease may be declared. Labs and Tests Acute renal failure ​(ARF), also known as acute kidney injury (AKI), is primarily diagnosed by blood and urine tests....

MRI is based on the physical and chemical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a technique used to gain information about the nature of molecules. How MRI Works To start, let’s look at the parts of the MRI machine. The three basic components of the MRI machine are: The primary magnet The largest part of the MRI is the primary magnet. Developing a magnetic field of adequate strength to create MRI images was an early hurdle to overcome in the development of this technology....

The specific treatment plan will be based on a number of factors, including where the tumor is and whether it has spread to other areas, as well as the patient’s age and general health. This article will discuss the most common treatment procedures as well as new therapies that are under investigation as potential treatments. Surgeries In most cases, the first-line treatment for anaplastic astrocytoma is surgery to remove the tumor or as much of it as possible....

In order to correctly diagnose the problem and thereby offer appropriate treatment, sometimes a piece of muscle has to be obtained in order to look at affected muscle under a microscope. Sometimes, in fact, more than one sample may be needed, as some muscle diseases don’t involve the entire body, but instead have a patchy distribution. How a Muscle Biopsy Is Done There are two main forms of muscle biopsy....

With the Villans sitting 16th in the league standings after securing just two wins from their opening 10 matches this campaign, rumours that the former Liverpool midfielder and Rangers boss could be relieved of his Villa duties in the near future have picked up speed. That’s seen former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino shorten in odds to be the man to succeed Gerrard at Villa Park. But just how bad has Gerrard’s stint in the Midlands been, and is it justified that he’s the bookies’ favourite for the next Premier League manager to be sacked?...

The fact is, these Big Tech monopolies have managed to, through the might and magic of information technology and the internet, stifle other companies. They have kept innovators from creating, let alone competing, with many of the major industries we have, such as airlines, banking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Brand new ideas move economies and always have. However, individuals and organizations are now limited to what they can bring to the public....

Spears, 41, was accused of fat-shaming Aguilera in an Instagram post that she uploaded to her page on September 13, where she discussed her former Mickey Mouse Club co-star’s backup dancers. The mother of two, who married husband Sam Asghari earlier in 2022, posted a quote attributed to comedian Rodney Dangerfield that read: “I found out there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.”...

While a chest X-ray cannot make a diagnosis of COPD, especially in early-stage disease, it can help support it. By and large, an abnormal chest X-ray is generally only seen when the damage to the lungs is extensive. What a Chest X-Ray Can Tell Us In early-stage disease, a chest X-ray may, in fact, appear quite normal. This doesn’t mean that there is no damage; it is simply that the test has limitations as to how much it can visually tell us....

Vaccination cards are part of the vaccination kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense, and Operation Warp Speed. The federal government is sending them to medical providers and pharmacies. The cards, printed in both English and Spanish, will list information about the COVID-19 vaccine dosages a patient has received and the date it was administered, as well as by whom. According to Suzanne Pham, MD, FAAP, medical director of the COVID-19 response team at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, vaccination cards also serve as helpful reminders for people to get their second dose....

The severity of the flu, and its subsequent impact, changes from year to year. Older people, babies younger than 6 months old, pregnant people, and people with certain underlying health conditions are at a higher risk of complications from the flu. This article provides flu mortality rates and discusses the warning signs, risk factors, and treatments for the flu. Annual Flu Deaths Annual flu deaths vary from year to year....

The film only depicts the first half of Herbert’s iconic sci-fi novel, following the story of young Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet) as he and his family move to rule spice production on the harsh deserts of the planet Arrakis. Villeneuve told Newsweek how it was always his intention to split the novel into two, knowing he could only do justice to the beloved novel in this way. But for him, the book was more than just a project....

The documentary follows Faria’s rise to the spiritual healer to becoming the subject of Brazil’s biggest ever sexual harassment scandal. How Did João Teixeira de Faria Get the Nickname ‘John of God’? For more than 40 years, Brazilian medium João Texieira claimed to channel healing spirits and carried out ‘psychic surgeries’. His stranger-than-life itself “powers” earned him the nickname John of God. The nickname was also one he inherited from his mentor, the philanthropist Chico Xavier....

But October has seen a series of fast-moving fires, the largest of which has been the ongoing Kincade Fire. The fire has already covered more than 74,000 acres across Sonoma County and other surrounding areas, according to a report posted on the official Twitter account of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). First reported on October 23, the official cause of the Kincade Fire has yet to be determined but the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) company noted in a compulsory report sent to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that one of its transmission lines failed moments before the fire broke out, The San Francisco Chronicle reported....