NEJM Interviews
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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.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Steven Woloshin on an updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation regarding the starting age for mammography screening.
Steven Woloshin is a professor of medicine and the director of the Center for Medicine and the Media at the Dartmouth Institute and a member of the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Woloshin and Others. The New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations — A Dissenting View. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1061-1064.
Sep 13, 2023 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Erin Fuse Brown on the role of corporate-practice-of-medicine laws in a changing health care environment.
Erin Fuse Brown is a professor of law and director of the Center for Law, Health and Society at Georgia State University and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Zhu, H. Rooke-Ley, and E. Fuse Brown. A Doctrine in Name Only — Strengthening Prohibitions against the Corporate Practice of Medicine. N Engl J Med 2023;389:965-968.
Sep 6, 2023 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Salim Abdool Karim on a National Institutes of Health policy that will add new requirements for foreign subrecipients of funding.
Salim Abdool Karim is a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Columbia University, director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, and a member of the Journal’s editorial board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.I. Ko and Others. Threatening the Future of Global Health — NIH Policy Changes on International Research Collaborations. N Engl J Med 2023;389:869-871.
Aug 30, 2023 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Ashish Jha on an investment by the Biden administration in the development of next-generation vaccines and treatments for SARS-CoV-2.
Ashish Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and the former White House Covid-19 response coordinator. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. X. Becerra and A. Jha. Project NextGen — Defeating SARS-CoV-2 and Preparing for the Next Pandemic. N Engl J Med 2023;389:773-775.
Aug 23, 2023 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Valerie Montgomery Rice on opportunities for achieving a diverse student body and workforce after the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action.
Valerie Montgomery Rice is the President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.W. Yancy and Others. The Supreme Court and the Importance of Diversity in Medicine. N Engl J Med 2023;389:677-679.
Aug 16, 2023 • 5min
NEJM Interview: Catherine Godfrey on addressing mental health programming gaps for people living with HIV in Africa.
Catherine Godfrey is the senior technical advisor for adult treatment at the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Godfrey and J. Nkengasong. Prioritizing Mental Health in the HIV/AIDS Response in Africa. N Engl J Med 2023;389:581-583.
Aug 9, 2023 • 19min
NEJM Interview: Douglas Krakower on the potential benefits associated with making preexposure prophylaxis for HIV available without a prescription.
Douglas Krakower is an infectious diseases physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Krakower and J.L. Marcus. Free the PrEP — Over-the-Counter Access to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. N Engl J Med 2023;389:481-483.
Aug 2, 2023 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Adam Rodman on the potential effects of generative artificial intelligence on medical education and clinical practice.
Adam Rodman is a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Cooper and A. Rodman. AI and Medical Education — A 21st-Century Pandora’s Box. N Engl J Med 2023;389:385-387.
Jul 26, 2023 • 9min
NEJM Interview: David Blumenthal on opportunities to establish a national public health reporting system.
David Blumenthal is a professor of the practice of public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Blumenthal and N. Lurie. A Critical Opportunity to Improve Public Health Data. N Engl J Med 2023;389:289-291.
Jul 19, 2023 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Ge Bai on whether nonprofit hospitals provide enough community benefit to justify favored tax status.
Ge Bai is a professor of accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Bai, S. Letchuman, and D.A. Hyman. Do Nonprofit Hospitals Deserve Their Tax Exemption? N Engl J Med 2023;389:196-197.
