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
4 snips
Apr 26, 2023 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Arti Rai on U.S. legal regimes governing access to biomedical innovation.
Prof. Arti Rai is a professor and faculty director of the Center for Innovation Policy at the Duke University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.K. Rai. Access to Biomedical Innovation — Inside the Legal Labyrinth. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1537-1540.
Apr 26, 2023 • 26min
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Quarraisha Abdool Karim is a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal University and Columbia University and a founder of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa. Salim Abdool Karim is a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal University and Columbia University and a founder of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa. Richard Wenzel is emeritus professor of internal medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and former president of the Medical College of Virginia. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Preparing for the Next Pandemic. N Engl J Med 2023;388:e66.
Apr 19, 2023 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Profs. Michelle Mello and Guy Palmer on wastewater surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
Prof. Michelle Mello is a professor of law and of health policy at Stanford University. Guy Palmer is chair in global health and a professor of pathology and infectious diseases at Washington State University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.M. Mello, J.S. Meschke, and G.H. Palmer. Mainstreaming Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1441-1444.
Apr 12, 2023 • 20min
When to Get a Second Covid-19 Booster Shot
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: When to Get a Second Covid-19 Booster Shot. N Engl J Med 2023;388:e64.
Apr 12, 2023 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on recent court decisions related to gun possession by people subject to certain types of restraining orders.
Prof. Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler is an associate professor at the Brown University School of Public Health and Warren Alpert Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Tobin-Tyler. Courts’ Disregard for Women’s Health and Safety — Intimate Partner Violence, Firearms, and “History and Tradition”. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1345-1347.
Apr 5, 2023 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Joseph Ross on shifts in the FDA’s use of accelerated approval and associated challenges for clinicians and patients.
Dr. Joseph Ross is a professor of medicine and public health at Yale University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.S. Ross, K.M. Berg, and R. Ramachandran. Ensuring Public Trust in an Empowered FDA. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1249-1251.
Mar 29, 2023 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Marks on the FDA’s experience with emergency use authorizations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr. Peter Marks is the director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. P.W. Marks, H.D. Marston, and L.R. Baden. End of a Declared Public Health Emergency — Implications for U.S. Emergency Use Authorizations. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1153-1155.
Mar 29, 2023 • 19min
Ending the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Ending the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency. N Engl J Med 2023;388:e53.
Mar 22, 2023 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jaime King on the functions of antitrust law and the effects of health care consolidation on prices, quality of care, and access to care.
Prof. Jaime King is chair in health law and a professor of law at the University of Auckland. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.S. King. On Consolidation and Competition — The Trials and Triumphs of Health Care Antitrust Law. N Engl J Med 2023;388:1057-1060.
Mar 15, 2023 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ashley Leech on the potential implications of Medicare Part D covering medications for obesity treatment.
Dr. Ashley Leech is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Baig and Others. Medicare Part D Coverage of Antiobesity Medications — Challenges and Uncertainty Ahead. N Engl J Med 2023;388:961-963.
