NEJM Interviews
Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
Latest episodes
Jan 17, 2024 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Thomas Gallagher on historical and current ethical approaches to responding to harmful medical errors.
Thomas Gallagher is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T.H. Gallagher and A. Kachalia. Responding to Medical Errors — Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm. N Engl J Med 2024;390:193-197.
Jan 10, 2024 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Joseph Friedman on increases in drug-related mortality among adolescents and approaches to overdose prevention.
Joseph Friedman is a medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA who has a Ph.D. in social medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Friedman and S.E. Hadland. The Overdose Crisis among U.S. Adolescents. N Engl J Med 2024;390:97-100.
Dec 27, 2023 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Crystal Cené on the potential benefits, particularly for Black birthing people, of partnerships between perinatal care providers and community-based doulas.
Crystal Cené is chief administrative officer for health justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and associate chief medical officer for health equity at UC San Diego Health, a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Pressley Byrd and Others. Community-Based Doulas — Can Clinicians Share Power to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes? N Engl J Med 2023;389:2405-2407.
Dec 20, 2023 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Bernard Lo on the evolution of the ethical and legal framework for making medical decisions for patients who lack decision-making capacity.
Bernard Lo is a professor of medicine emeritus and director of the Program in Medical Ethics emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. Deciding for Patients Who Have Lost Decision-Making Capacity — Finding Common Ground in Medical Ethics. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2309-2312.
Dec 13, 2023 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Laura Stark on the history of rules governing human-subjects research and potential lessons for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
Laura Stark is an associate professor at the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Stark. Medicine’s Lessons for AI Regulation. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2213-2215.
Dec 6, 2023 • 24min
Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime Time? — ITT Episode 22
This podcast episode examines the need for and promise of xenotransplantation, considering first the plight of patients and then the progress being made by researchers. . Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime Time? N Engl J Med 2023;389:e49.
Nov 29, 2023 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Robert Yeh on delays between FDA authorization and Medicare coverage of new medical devices and proposed reforms to current systems.
Robert Yeh is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.T. Kadakia, D.B. Kramer, and R.W. Yeh. Coverage for Emerging Technologies — Bridging Regulatory Approval and Patient Access. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2021-2024.
Nov 22, 2023 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Hao Yu on a new Tennessee law that expands practice opportunities for some international medical graduates.
Hao Yu is an associate professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Ramesh, M. Horvitz-Lennon, and H. Yu. Opening the Door Wider to International Medical Graduates — The Significance of a New Tennessee Law. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1925-1928.
Nov 15, 2023 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Nelson Wandera on an outbreak of Rift Valley fever virus in Uganda and an approach aimed at advancing surveillance, treatment, and research.
Nelson Wandera is a physician in the infectious disease unit at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Wandera and Others. Rift Valley Fever — The Need for an Integrated Response. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1829-1832.
Nov 8, 2023 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Mason Marks on draft guidance on psychedelics research.
Mason Marks is a professor at the Florida State University College of Law and the senior fellow and project lead of the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie–Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Marks and I.G. Cohen. How Should the FDA Evaluate Psychedelic Medicine? N Engl J Med 2023;389:1733-1735.
