Stocks fall as Moody’s bank downgrade adds to August woes: Stock market news today

Stocks came under pressure Tuesday but recovered from steeper early after a warning about US bank health and surprisingly weak Chinese trade data sent shivers through markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped about 0.4%, or 150 points. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down about 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped 0.8%, both paring losses of more than 1% earlier Tuesday.

Worries about US banks were revived after Moody’s downgraded 10 small and midsize institutions, which came with a warning it could lower credit ratings for some of the nation’s biggest lenders. It flagged risks in

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The Dementia/Fructose Link | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

May 28, 2023 · 12:59 PM

MRI scan of brain

Colorado researchers theorize that fructose metabolism may be the driving force behind Alzheimer Disease pathology. Diets high in sugar and high glycemic index carbohydrates would exacerbate the problem. Salt may also play a role. Fructose is a simple sugar (a monosaccharide) typically found in fruit, honey, and some vegetables. Table sugar is sucrose, a combination of fructose with a glucose molecule. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is added to many processed foods as a bulk-sweetener. From the article linked above:

An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the

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Modesto has a new nonprofit health clinic as Livingston Community Health branches out

Livingston Community Health has opened a clinic in Modesto to serve local residents, many who are not seeing a doctor regularly.

The Modesto Health Center, at 2116 E. Orangeburg Ave., is the eighth clinic location for the Livingston-based nonprofit, which has a mission to serve vulnerable populations.

Four years ago, Livingston Health took over operation of Stanislaus County’s health services clinics in Turlock and Hughson through an outsourcing arrangement. It has two clinics in Livingston and also serves patients in Delhi, Hilmar and Waterford.

“The opening of our center in Modesto represents our commitment to improving the overall health and

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Officer fatally hit by train while helping citizen

An Easley, South Carolina, police officer was hit by a train and killed while helping a person who was experiencing a “mental health crisis,” according to Lieutenant Ashley Anderson, with the Easley Police Department.Officers were called at about 5 a.m. Wednesday to the tracks around 2009 East Main Street in Easley to assist a caller who was experiencing a “mental health crisis,” Anderson said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. She said about 6 a.m. two officers found the person who called 911 and while trying to remove the person from the tracks Matthew Hare, an officer, was hit and …

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Trump takes credit for Roe downfall as he rambles about Russia’s ‘big mess’

Donald Trump has referred an armed rebellion from a Russian mercenary leader as a “big mess” in a pair of statements on his Truth Social account attacking Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

“A big mess in Russia, but be careful what you wish for. Next in may be far worse!” he wrote.

His statement came hours before his scheduled address to an evangelical political conference in Washington DC on Saturday, the one-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s decision to revoke constitutional protections for abortion, a landmark decision hailed by conservative Christian groups. During his appearance, Mr Trump railed

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15 Times Black Celebrities Have Spoken Out About Prioritizing Their Mental Health

Photo:  Marcus Ingram (Getty Images)

Photo: Marcus Ingram (Getty Images)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national movement to raise awareness around mental health in an effort to erase the stigma and provide people with the information and support they need. This issue is particularly concerning in the Black community, where adults are 20 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems, including major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder, according to research from the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry.

But celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, Courtney B. Vance and Michelle Williams are doing their part to help erase the stigma around mental

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JD Matthews Joins Assembly™ Health, Further Expanding Assembly’s Medical Billing Offerings

Published: Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:17 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago

CHICAGO, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Assembly™ Health has partnered with JD Matthews Medical Billing Specialists (JD Matthews), expanding its billing expertise to more than 40 specialties, including cardiology, orthopedics, and dermatology. JD Matthews represents Assembly’s fifth physician Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) partnership in the past two years, furthering Assembly’s mission to deliver world-class revenue cycle innovation to healthcare organizations, providers, and patients.

Based in Chicago, Assembly provides Revenue Cycle Management services to hundreds of practices...
Based in Chicago, Assembly provides Revenue Cycle Management services to hundreds of practices and thousands of providers nationwide.(PRNewswire)

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Outside firms investigating former CEO accused of abusing charity funds, policies – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

KETTERING — Kettering Health has issued a statement in response to allegations of abuse of charitable funds against former CEO Fred Manchur.

“We are—and have been—fully aware of allegations of inappropriate fiscal and operational management at Kettering Health. Our Board and leadership team take these allegations seriously and are committed to integrity, improvement, and upholding the trust of our staff, providers, and community,” the statement reads.

Kettering Health said to “ensure impartiality,” the board asked an outside firm to do an internal investigation into the allegations and another to recommend updates to their processes and policies.

I-TEAM: Complaints with Ohio

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