
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

Jun 29, 2022 • 18min
How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children?
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: How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children? N Engl J Med 2022;386:e78.

Jun 22, 2022 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ismail Jatoi on factors that have contributed to higher breast-cancer mortality among Black women than White women in the United States.
Dr. Ismail Jatoi is chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Jatoi, H. Sung, and A. Jemal. The Emergence of the Racial Disparity in U.S. Breast-Cancer Mortality. N Engl J Med 2022;386:2349-2352.

Jun 22, 2022 • 17min
Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19
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: Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e77.

Jun 21, 2022 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lauren Thaxton on the adverse effects on patients, physicians, and trainees of the new Texas abortion law.
Dr. Lauren Thaxton is an assistant professor at the Dell Medical School Department of Women’s Health at the University of Texas at Austin. Rachel Gotbaum, the interviewer, is a health care journalist. W. Arey and Others. A Preview of the Dangerous Future of Abortion Bans — Texas Senate Bill 8. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2207423.

Jun 15, 2022 • 26min
Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jonathan Abraham is a structural biologist in the Department of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and an infectious disease physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e75.

Jun 15, 2022 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Lisa Heinzerling on West Virginia v. EPA and how the Supreme Court evaluates environmental and public health actions by federal agencies.
Prof. Lisa Heinzerling is a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Heinzerling. Climate Change in the Supreme Court. N Engl J Med 2022;386:2255-2257.

Jun 8, 2022 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on a new approach for bringing down insulin prices in the United States.
Dr. Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny. A Radical Treatment for Insulin Pricing. N Engl J Med 2022;386:2157-2159.

Jun 8, 2022 • 19min
Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19
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: Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e71.

Jun 1, 2022 • 23min
Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Penny Moore is South African Research Chair of Virus-Host Dynamics at the University of the Witwatersrand and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e69.

May 25, 2022 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Samuels on overdose-prevention centers and federal policy.
Dr. Elizabeth Samuels is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.H. Naeem, C.S. Davis, and E.A. Samuels. The Importance of Federal Action Supporting Overdose-Prevention Centers. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1965-1967. S. Messmer and J. Jarrett. When Naloxone Isn’t Enough. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1967-1969.