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
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.
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May 18, 2022 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Pierson on the implications of recent efforts to transplant pig organs into humans.
Dr. Richard Pierson is the scientific director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Transplantation Science and a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.N. Pierson III. Progress toward Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1871-1873.
May 13, 2022 • 50min
Audio of Perspective Roundtable on Long-Term Care in the United States
Susan L. Mitchell is a geriatrician and health services researcher at the Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging Research, and at Harvard University. Shawn Bloom is CEO of the National PACE Association. David Gifford is a geriatrician and the chief medical officer at the American Health Care Association. David Grabowski is a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. Jasmine Travers, is an assistant professor and health services researcher at New York University in the Rory Meyers College of Nursing. S.L. Mitchell and Others. Long-Term Care in the United States — Problems and Solutions. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2201377.
May 11, 2022 • 30min
Forecasting the Future of Covid
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Marc Lipsitch is director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and scientific director of the new CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Forecasting the Future of Covid. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e58.
May 11, 2022 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on health care successes and struggles under the Biden administration.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Health Care Reform under the Biden Administration — Broad Ambitions, Narrow Majorities. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1773-1775.
May 10, 2022 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on preparing for the effects on patients and trainees of the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Dr. Lisa Harris is a professor of reproductive health, of obstetrics and gynecology, and of women’s and gender studies at the University of Michigan, where she also directs the fellowship program in family planning. Rachel Gotbaum, the interviewer, is a freelance health care journalist. L.H. Harris. Navigating Loss of Abortion Services — A Large Academic Medical Center Prepares for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2206246.
May 4, 2022 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Kushal Kadakia on the 21st Century Cures Act, Cures 2.0, and lessons from Covid-19 for medical product development.
Kushal Kadakia is a student at Harvard Medical School with a background in delivery-system reform. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.T. Kadakia and H.M. Krumholz. Designing Cures 2.0 — From Corridors to Cornerstones. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1677-1679. J. Concato and J. Corrigan-Curay. Real-World Evidence — Where Are We Now? N Engl J Med 2022;386:1680-1682.
May 4, 2022 • 19min
Do We Need New Covid-19 Vaccines?
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: Do We Need New Covid-19 Vaccines? N Engl J Med 2022;386:e52.
Apr 27, 2022 • 34min
Communicating Covid-19 Science
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jeanne Marrazzo is Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Communicating Covid-19 Science. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e53.
Apr 27, 2022 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Abigail Friedman on policy approaches to combating adolescent vaping and helping adult smokers quit.
Dr. Abigail Friedman is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Friedman and K.E. Warner. The E-Cigarette Flavor Debate — Promoting Adolescent and Adult Welfare. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1581-1583.
