
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

Aug 25, 2021 • 18min
Assessing Vaccine Safety
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: Aspects of Covid-19 Immunity. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e37.

Aug 25, 2021 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gil Rabinovici on the FDA’s controversial approval of a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Gil Rabinovici is a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. G.D. Rabinovici. Controversy and Progress in Alzheimer’s Disease — FDA Approval of Aducanumab. N Engl J Med 2021;385:771-774. G.C. Alexander and Others. Revisiting FDA Approval of Aducanumab. N Engl J Med 2021;385:769-771.

Aug 18, 2021 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Nicholas Bagley on the Supreme Court’s decision in California v. Texas
Prof. Nicholas Bagley is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Bagley. California v. Texas — Ending the Campaign to Undo the ACA in the Courts. N Engl J Med 2021;385:673-675.

Aug 18, 2021 • 18min
Aspects of Covid-19 Immunity
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: Aspects of Covid-19 Immunity. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e31.

Aug 11, 2021 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Steven Phillips on questions and concerns about ongoing symptoms related to Covid-19 in many patients.
Dr. Steven Phillips is vice president of science and strategy at the COVID Collaborative. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Phillips and M.A. Williams. Confronting Our Next National Health Disaster — Long-Haul Covid. N Engl J Med 2021;385:577-579.

Aug 11, 2021 • 24min
Monoclonal Antibodies and Booster Shots
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: Monoclonal Antibodies and Booster Shots. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e29.

Aug 4, 2021 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Hunter on the complementary approaches and achievements of public health and clinical medicine.
Dr. David Hunter is a professor of epidemiology and medicine at the University of Oxford, a professor emeritus at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a statistical editor at the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Hunter. The Complementarity of Public Health and Medicine — Achieving “the Highest Attainable Standard of Health”. N Engl J Med 2021;385:481-484.

Aug 4, 2021 • 25min
Looking Back and Looking Forward — Part 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: Looking Back and Looking Forward — Part 2. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e25.

Jul 28, 2021 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nathaniel Morris on the role of clinicians in programs that provide alternatives to incarceration.
Dr. Nathaniel Morris is a clinical fellow in psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N.P. Morris. From Crime to Care — On the Front Lines of Decarceration. N Engl J Med 2021;385:385-387.

Jul 28, 2021 • 30min
Looking Back and Looking Forward — Part 1
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: Looking Back and Looking Forward — Part 1. N Engl J Med 2021;385:e24.