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
Mar 16, 2022 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Melissa Wachterman on cultural factors and financial incentives driving where people in the United States choose to die.
Dr. Melissa Wachterman is a palliative care physician and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.W. Wachterman and Others. Where Americans Die — Is There Really “No Place Like Home”? N Engl J Med 2022;386:1008-1010.
Mar 16, 2022 • 23min
Can We Make More Effective 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: Can We Make More Effective Covid-19 Vaccines? N Engl J Med 2022;386:e36.
Mar 9, 2022 • 35min
Making Covid-19 Vaccines Available around the World
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. David Hunter is a professor of epidemiology and medicine at Oxford University and a statistical editor at the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Making Covid-19 Vaccines Available around the World. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e31.
Mar 9, 2022 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Rachel Sachs on the balance between safeguarding access to high-quality care and constraining drug spending.
Prof. Rachel Sachs is a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.E. Sachs and M.A. Kyle. Step Therapy’s Balancing Act — Protecting Patients while Addressing High Drug Prices. N Engl J Med 2022;386:901-904.
Mar 2, 2022 • 26min
Using Our Covid-19 Experience to Develop Vaccines More Quickly
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: Using Our Covid-19 Experience to Develop Vaccines More Quickly. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e29.
Mar 2, 2022 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Michelle Mello on individual rights and state and federal powers to regulate health matters in the United States.
Prof. Michelle Mello is a professor of law and of health policy at Stanford University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.M. Mello and W.E. Parmet. U.S. Public Health Law — Foundations and Emerging Shifts. N Engl J Med 2022;386:805-808.
Feb 23, 2022 • 25min
Understanding the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2
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: Understanding the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e27.
Feb 23, 2022 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Patricia Zettler on conflicts between state and federal law and access to mifepristone.
Prof. Patricia Zettler is an associate professor of law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. P.J. Zettler and A. Sarpatwari. State Restrictions on Mifepristone Access — The Case for Federal Preemption. N Engl J Med 2022;386:705-707.
Feb 16, 2022 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lee Fleisher on building a resilient health care delivery system that can maintain high safety levels in times of crisis.
Dr. Lee Fleisher is the chief medical officer and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L.A. Fleisher and Others. Health Care Safety during the Pandemic and Beyond — Building a System That Ensures Resilience. N Engl J Med 2022;386:609-611.
Feb 16, 2022 • 25min
A New Antiviral 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: A New Antiviral against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e25.
