
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

Feb 9, 2022 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr. on socially defined races, human biologic variation, and disease.
Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr. is a professor of biological sciences at North Carolina A&T State University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Deyrup and J.L. Graves, Jr. Racial Biology and Medical Misconceptions. N Engl J Med 2022;386:501-503.

Feb 9, 2022 • 25min
Covid-19 as an Endemic Disease
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: Covid-19 as an Endemic Disease. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e21.

Feb 2, 2022 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Tiffany Green on how economics can help guide public health policy.
Dr. Tiffany Green is an assistant professor in the Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Green and A.S. Venkataramani. Trade-offs and Policy Options — Using Insights from Economics to Inform Public Health Policy. N Engl J Med 2022;386:405-408.

Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
Studying Long Covid
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Clifford Rosen is head of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Maine Medical Center and an associate editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Studying Long Covid. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e20.

Jan 26, 2022 • 32min
Addressing 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. Joshua Barocas is an infectious disease specialist at the University of Colorado and Denver Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Addressing the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e16.

Jan 26, 2022 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Morens on the need for developing broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
Dr. David Morens is senior advisor to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Morens, J.K. Taubenberger, and A.S. Fauci. Universal Coronavirus Vaccines — An Urgent Need. N Engl J Med 2022;386:297-299.

Jan 19, 2022 • 41min
Crushing the Covid-19 Curve
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Harvey Fineberg is president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Crushing the Covid-19 Curve. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e13.

Jan 19, 2022 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. L. Ebony Boulware on the importance of racial and ethnic diversification and increased focus on equity in clinical and translational research.
Dr. L. Ebony Boulware is chief of the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine and vice dean for translational science at the Duke University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L.E. Boulware and Others. Combating Structural Inequities — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical and Translational Research. N Engl J Med 2022;386:201-203. K. Armstrong and C. Ritchie. Research Participation in Marginalized Communities — Overcoming Barriers. N Engl J Med 2022;386:203-205.

Jan 12, 2022 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Debra Weinstein on the pandemic’s effects on graduate medical education and what we can learn from them.
Dr. Debra Weinstein is executive vice dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan Medical School, chief academic officer for Michigan Medicine, and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.F. Weinstein. Reengineering GME in a Pandemic — Looking Back, and Forward. N Engl J Med 2022;386:97-100.

Jan 12, 2022 • 30min
Covid-19 Takeaways at Podcast 100
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: Covid-19 Takeaways at Podcast 100. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e11.