【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, September 22, 2022】National Institute for Health and Care Research Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, The Wolfson Foundation, and MQ Mental Health Research provided funding to conduct a two-year study to understand if COVID-19 is associated with increased risks of neurological and psychiatric sequelae in the weeks and months thereafter. (Photo Credit: medicine.wustl.edu)
The research focused on how long these risks remain, whether they affect children and adults similarly, and whether SARS-CoV-2 variants differ in their risk profiles.
In this analysis of 2-year retrospective cohort studies, the data were extracted from the TriNetX electronic health records network, an international network of de-identified data from health-care records of approximately 89 million patients collected from hospital, primary care, and specialist providers (mostly from the USA, but also from Australia, the UK, Spain, Bulgaria, India, Malaysia, and Taiwan).
A cohort of patients of any age with COVID-19 diagnosed between Jan 20, 2020, and April 13, 2022, was identified and propensity-score matched to a contemporaneous cohort of patients with any other respiratory infection. Matching was done on the basis of demographic factors, risk factors for COVID-19 and severe COVID-19 illness, and vaccination status. Analyses were stratified by age group (age <18 years [children], 18–64 years [adults], and ≥65 years [older adults]) and date of diagnosis. The risks of 14 neurological and psychiatric diagnoses were assessed after SARS-CoV-2 infection and compared these risks with the matched comparator cohort.
The 2-year risk trajectories were represented by time-varying hazard ratios (HR’s) and summarized using the 6-month constant HRs (representing the risks in the earlier phase of follow-up, which have not yet been well characterized in children), the risk horizon for each outcome (ie, the time at which the HR returns to 1), and the time to equal incidence in the two cohorts. Researchers also estimated how many people died after a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis during follow-up in each age group. Finally, researchers compared matched cohorts of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 directly before and after the emergence of the alpha (B.1.1.7), delta (B.1.617.2), and omicron (B.1.1.529) variants.
The analysis of 2-year retrospective cohort studies of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 showed that the increased incidence of mood and anxiety disorders was transient, with no overall excess of these diagnoses compared with other respiratory infections. In contrast, the increased risk of psychotic disorder, cognitive deficit, dementia, and epilepsy or seizures persisted throughout. The differing trajectories suggest a different pathogenesis for these outcomes. Children have a more benign overall profile of psychiatric risk than do adults and older adults, but their sustained higher risk of some diagnoses is of concern. The fact that neurological and psychiatric outcomes were similar during the delta and omicron waves indicates that the burden on the health-care system might continue even with variants that are less severe in other respects. Our findings are relevant to understanding individual-level and population-level risks of neurological and psychiatric disorders after SARS-CoV-2 infection and can help inform our responses to them.
(Source: National Institute for Health)
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, September 21, 2022】County of San Diego Communications Office, employees and employers across the region can now learn more about workers’ rights, labor law compliance, and see which local businesses have wage theft judgments against them. ((Source: County of San Diego Communications Office)
The County’s new Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement created a website that answers labor law questions on the minimum wage, meal and rest breaks, sick leave, overtime, COVID-19 vaccination requirements, workers’ compensation requirements and more.
The site also features an embedded dashboard on the status of wage claims judgments issued by the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement. Users can search for local employers who violated the California Labor Code, the employer’s type of industry, judgment date, and judgment amount. This site will be updated monthly.
In the near future, employers can sign up to attend free educational labor compliance trainings for businesses that will be hosted throughout the County and available virtually.
“This office and this site are important because questions regarding labor laws come up over and over again,” said Deputy Director Branden Butler. “We will be a one-stop information shop for both employees and businesses to get answers to important questions about the workplace.”
For additional information on workers’ rights and how to file a claim, you can reach the County Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement through its advice line at 619-985-1597 or email 该Email地址已收到反垃圾邮件插件保护。要显示它您需要在浏览器中启用JavaScript。.
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, September19, 2022】As a continuous effort to enhance our valuable service to We Chinese in America website readers, We Chinese in America website posts US Army recruitment information directly received from the US Army Recruiting Command headquarter office at Fort Knox, Kentucky. We are pleased to take on this important role partnering with US Army Recruiting Command (USREC) and be a part of the USREC’s Partnership Outreach Program to better inform the public.
Every taxpayer has the right to retain representation when working with the IRS
Tax Tip 2022-143
September 19, 2022
Taxpayers have the right to retain an authorized representative of their choice to represent them when they are dealing with the IRS. They also have the right to seek assistance from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic if they cannot afford representation. This is one of the ten fundamental rights of all taxpayers as outlined in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
What the right to retain representation means for taxpayers:
- Taxpayers have the right to retain an authorized representative of their choice to represent them in their dealings with the IRS.
- Taxpayers who are heading to an interview with the IRS may select someoneto represent them.
- Taxpayers who retain representation don't have to attend with their representative unless the IRS formally summons them to appear.
- In most situations, the IRS must suspend an interview if the taxpayer requests to consult with a representative, such as an attorney, certified public accountant or enrolled agent.
- Any attorney, CPA, enrolled agent, enrolled actuary or other person permitted to represent a taxpayer before the IRS, who's not disbarred or suspended from practice before the IRS, may submit a written power of attorney to represent a taxpayer before the IRS.
- Taxpayers have the right to seek assistance from an LITC if they can't afford representation. They can find a LITC near them by visiting the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics page or by calling the IRS toll-free at 800-829-3676.
LITCs are independent from the IRS and the Taxpayer Advocate Service These clinics represent individuals whose income is below a certain level and who need to resolve tax problems with the IRS. LITCs can represent taxpayers in audits, appeals and tax collection disputes before the IRS and in court. In addition, LITCs can provide information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities in different languages for individuals who speak English as a second language. Services are offered for free or a small fee.
More Information
Publication 4134, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List
Publication 4134, Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, Spanish version
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, September 20, 2022】Homeowners in the United Kingdom discovered a stash of gold coins hidden beneath the wood floorboards of their kitchen during a renovation. The hoard includes gold coins from England dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. (Image credit: Courtesy Spink & Son)
The cache, which is estimated to be valued at around $290,000 (250,000 pounds) at auction, is believed to be one of the largest hoards of 17th- and 18th-century English gold coins ever found in Britain and includes more than 260 gold coins dating to between 1610 and 1727, according to CNN(opens in new tab).
The discovery occurred in 2019, when contractors unearthed a salt-glazed earthenware cup, similar in size to a soda can, as they pried up the floorboards during the renovation project at the 18th-century home, located in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire.
Upon further inspection, the workers found some of the coins rattling inside the cup, which consisted mainly of 50- and 100-pound coins "that were used at the time," as well as a Brazilian coin that circulated in England during the 1720s, according to a statement from Spink & Son, a London-based auction house.
"It is a wonderful and truly unexpected discovery from so unassuming a find location," Gregory Edmund, an auctioneer with Spink & Son, told CNN.
The coins likely belonged to Joseph and Sarah Fernley-Maisters, members of an influential mercantile family that included several members of Parliament who lived in the area during the late 1600s and early 1700s, according to the statement.
"Joseph and Sarah clearly distrusted the newly formed Bank of England, the 'banknote' and even the gold coinage of their day because they [chose] to hold onto so many coins dating to the English Civil War and beforehand," Edmund said in the statement. "Why they never recovered the coins when they were really easy to find just beneath original 18th-century floorboards is an even bigger mystery, but it is one hell of a piggy bank."
Next month, the treasure trove will go up for auction through Spink & Son and is expected to fetch nearly $300,000.
(Source: Life Science)
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, September 18, 2022】Consumers are increasingly encouraged to consume more plant-based foods and lower their consumption of foods from animal origin. Concurrently, older adults are recommended to consume an adequate amount of high-quality dietary protein for the prevention of age-related muscle loss. (Photo credit: Proutist Universal)
Several countries are adapting to dietary guidelines that recommend increasing the consumption of plant-based foods and thereby lowering the consumption of animal-based foods. This transition towards plant-based eating is primarily driven by environmental factors and is endorsed by the EAT-Lancet commission and the European Union's call for Europe-wide sustainable dietary guidelines before the end of 2030.
Plant-based diets can be classified according to the relative contribution of animal- and plant-based foods within the diet. A vegan diet is considered the strictest plant-based diet and excludes all foods from animal origin. The increased consumption of fruits and vegetables that concur with a vegan diet may improve the dietary intake of important nutrients and bioactive compounds. In accordance, vegan diets have been associated with potential health benefits, such as improving cardiovascular risk factors. These indications are promising for several subgroups of the adult population.
The age-related loss of muscle mass and strength becomes apparent approximately in the fifth decade of life and may result in sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is a muscle disorder that is characterized by low muscle strength in combination with low muscle mass or quality. As such, in view of the envisaged transition towards more plant-based dietary guidelines, it is urgently needed to underscore the potential impact of a vegan diet on muscle mass and strength at an older age.
An effective strategy to attenuate the rate of decline in muscle mass and strength with advancing age is ample physical activity combined with sufficient intake of high-quality dietary protein. Dietary protein contains indispensable nutrients called essential amino acids (EAAs) that are vital for maintenance of muscle mass and strength throughout life.
Older adults are recommended to consume sufficient high-quality protein to maintain muscle mass and physical function. The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for older adults protein intake is approximately 1.0–1.2 g/(kg⋅d), with specific attention to timing and quality of the consumed protein.
(Source: PubMed Central)
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