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
Dec 1, 2021 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Colleen Barry on using public policy to improve population health.
Colleen Barry is dean of the Cornell University Brooks School of Public Policy. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.L. Barry and B. Saloner. Using Policy Tools to Improve Population Health — Combating the U.S. Opioid Crisis. N Engl J Med 2021;385:2113-2116.
Dec 1, 2021 • 24min
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. Salim Abdool Karim is a clinical infectious disease epidemiologist based in Durban, South Africa. His work, particularly with HIV, has earned him many international awards, including most recently the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award. He has led the South African Medical Research Council and is a member of the British Royal Society and the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. He currently heads the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 for the Government of South Africa. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: The Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e96.
Nov 24, 2021 • 29min
What’s Gone Right in Our Battle 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: What’s Gone Right in Our Battle against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e95.
Nov 24, 2021 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. James Robinson on the aducanumab experience and the structural factors responsible for high drug prices in the United States.
Dr. James Robinson is a professor of health economics at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.C. Robinson. Why Is Aducanumab Priced at $56,000 per Patient? Lessons for Drug-Pricing Reform. N Engl J Med 2021;385:2017-2019.
Nov 17, 2021 • 35min
The Legal Basis for Covid-19 Restrictions and Mandates
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Michelle Mello is Professor of Law and of Health Policy at Stanford. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: The Legal Basis for Covid-19 Restrictions and Mandates. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e88.
Nov 17, 2021 • 35min
The Legal Basis for Covid-19 Restrictions and Mandates
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Michelle Mello is Professor of Law and of Health Policy at Stanford. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: The Legal Basis for Covid-19 Restrictions and Mandates. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e88.
Nov 17, 2021 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Rena Conti on strategies for regulating drug prices while promoting the development of new pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Rena Conti is an associate professor in the Department of Markets, Public Policy, and Law at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.M. Conti, R.G. Frank, and J. Gruber. Regulating Drug Prices while Increasing Innovation. N Engl J Med 2021;385:1921-1923.
Nov 10, 2021 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Baker on a short-lived 1921 law that supported U.S. women and children.
Dr. Jeffrey Baker is the director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.P. Baker. When Women and Children Made the Policy Agenda — The Sheppard–Towner Act, 100 Years Later. N Engl J Med 2021;385:1827-1829.
Nov 10, 2021 • 35min
Covid-19 in Brazil and New Evidence for Vaccinating Younger Children
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Beatriz Grinsztejn is head of the STD/AIDS Clinical Research Laboratory at the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases-Fiocruz in Brazil. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Covid-19 in Brazil and New Evidence for Vaccinating Younger Children. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e79.
Nov 3, 2021 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick on how focusing on the health and needs of subpopulations can advance population health.
Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick is chief of pediatrics at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and vice dean for academic affairs at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Fuentes-Afflick. Applying a Subpopulation Lens to Population Health. N Engl J Med 2021;385:1729-1732.
