
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

Jun 16, 2021 • 21min
Covid-19 in Children
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Julie Ingelfinger is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, a consulting pediatric nephrologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Covid-19 in Children. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e108.

Jun 9, 2021 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anita Allen on progress in protecting health information privacy and the current direction of regulatory momentum.
Dr. Anita Allen is a professor of law and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Allen. HIPAA at 25 — A Work in Progress. N Engl J Med 2021;384:2169-2171. K.D. Mandl and E.D. Perakslis. HIPAA and the Leak of “Deidentified” EHR Data. N Engl J Med 2021;384:2171-2173.

Jun 9, 2021 • 20min
Treating Complications of Covid Vaccination
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Dan Longo is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Treating Complications of Covid Vaccination. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e107.

Jun 2, 2021 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel on medical and policy progress and continued challenges in the field of women’s health.
Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel is a clinical professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.A. Stuenkel and J.A.E. Manson. Women’s Health — Traversing Medicine and Public Policy. N Engl J Med 2021;384:2073-2076.

Jun 2, 2021 • 24min
Vaccinating Children
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: Vaccinating Children. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e103.

May 26, 2021 • 23min
Protecting the Immunosuppressed 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: Protecting the Immunosuppressed against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e88.

May 26, 2021 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Scott Burris on the importance of studying the health effects of laws, including laws related to Covid-19.
Prof. Scott Burris is director of the Center for Public Health Law Research at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Burris, E.D. Anderson, and A.C. Wagenaar. The “Legal Epidemiology” of Pandemic Control. N Engl J Med 2021;384:1973-1975.

May 19, 2021 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Theresa Williamson on strategies for reducing the burden of the minority tax in academic medicine.
Dr. Theresa Williamson is a chief neurosurgery resident at Duke University Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Williamson, C.R. Goodwin, and P.A. Ubel. Minority Tax Reform — Avoiding Overtaxing Minorities When We Need Them Most. N Engl J Med 2021;384:1877-1879.

May 19, 2021 • 29min
Vaccination in Nursing Homes and New Pulmonary/Critical Care Research
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jeffrey Drazen is a senior physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Physiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and NEJM Group editor. Darren Taichman is a pulmonologist at Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian and a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Vaccination in Nursing Homes and New Pulmonary/Critical Care Research. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e89.

May 12, 2021 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Kimberly Sue on federal health policy surrounding harm-reduction approaches to substance use.
Dr. Kimberly Sue is an instructor at the Yale School of Medicine and medical director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.L. Sue and D.A. Fiellin. Bringing Harm Reduction into Health Policy — Combating the Overdose Crisis. N Engl J Med 2021;384:1781-1783.