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11/12/2013 - Experts Reshape Treatment Guide For Cholesterol

The nation’s leading heart organizations released new guidelines on Tuesday that will fundamentally reshape the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medicines, which are now prescribed for a quarter of Americans over 40. Read the full article at The New york Times.

11/12/2013 - Depression 'makes us biologically older'

Depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells, according to a study. Read the full article at BBC News.

11/12/2013 - Two Surest Ways to Boost Millennials’ Retirement Savings

Millennials understand that they need to save. Two simple policy shifts will give them the means. Read the full article at Time.

11/11/2013 - Intergenerational equity: Who should pay for past retirement promises?

Is it fair that today’s workers might have to pay for promises made to the current generation of retirees, even if these retirees didn’t pay for the full cost of their own benefits? The topic of “intergenerational equity” was the subject of a lively debate at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Actuaries… Read more 11/11/2013 - Intergenerational equity: Who should pay for past retirement promises?

11/11/2013 - Speaking two languages may forestall the onset of dementia

Speaking two languages may keep the mind sharp longer than knowing only a single language, even in those who can’t read. Scientists reviewed the records of 391 bilingual and 257 monolingual patients diagnosed with dementia between 2006 and 2012 at a clinic in Hyderabad, India. Patients who spoke two languages developed the first signs of… Read more 11/11/2013 - Speaking two languages may forestall the onset of dementia

11/11/2013 - Artist explores junction of creativity, dementia

Warren Weinstock isn’t a neurologist, but the heart of his class touches on an emerging field of neuroscience that examines the intersection of creativity and dementia. Read the full article at San Francisco Chronicle.

11/10/2013 - Just how much pension peril are we in?

In this extended interview, Harvard Business Review editor Justin Fox discusses how the U.S. system is faring in a global perspective and what adjustments might be of benefit to the growing number of American retirees. Reda the full article at PBS NewsHour.

Paul Brest

Professor of Law, Emeritus Department: Law School Research interests: Judgment and decision making and philanthropy Email: pbrest@stanford.edu Address: Neukom Building Room N240 Stanford, California 94305 Website: http://www.law.stanford.edu/profile/paul-brest

Ranak Trivedi

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Research interests: Improving psychosocial well-being of chronically ill patients; barriers and facilitators of chronic illness self-management, with a focus on alleviating mental illness and improving caregiver involvement Email: ranakt@stanford.edu Phone: (650) 493-5000 ext. 25225 Address: 795 Willow Rd Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) Bldg 324 (152-MPD)… Read more Ranak Trivedi

11/8/2013 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform: An Analysis Of The New Congressional Proposal

On October 31, 2013 the House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees unveiled a bicameral and bipartisan press release and Discussion Draft of a proposal to repeal the SGR (sustainable growth rate) update to professional fees and replace it with: (1) reforms for future fee-for-service (FFS); (2) incentives for alternative payment models (APMs); and… Read more 11/8/2013 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform: An Analysis Of The New Congressional Proposal