
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

Apr 7, 2021 • 19min
Antibody Responses to Natural Infection and Vaccination
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: Antibody Responses to Natural Infection and Vaccination. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e65.

Mar 31, 2021 • 35min
Delivering Covid-19 Vaccines to Minority Communities
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Carlos Del Rio is Professor of Medicine and Professor of Global Health at Emory University School of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health and Executive Associate Dean for Emory at Grady Memorial Hospital. Chidi Akusobi is a Soros Fellow in the Harvard MD-PhD program. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Delivering Covid-19 Vaccines to Minority Communities. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e60.

Mar 31, 2021 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Christopher Elias on progress in containing infectious diseases and steps for preventing and countering new threats.
Dr. Christopher Elias is the president of the Global Development Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Elias, J.N. Nkengasong, and F. Qadri. Emerging Infectious Diseases — Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future. N Engl J Med 2021;384:1181-1184.

Mar 24, 2021 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Paul Offit on how more than two centuries of vaccine advances have paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines.
Dr. Paul Offit is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and a professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Desmond and P.A. Offit. On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox to mRNA Covid Vaccines. N Engl J Med 2021;384:1081-1083.

Mar 24, 2021 • 37min
What Earlier Epidemics Teach Us about Covid-19
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Allan M. Brandt is the Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: What Earlier Epidemics Teach Us about Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e55.

Mar 17, 2021 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jane Zhu on the growth of private-equity investment in medical practices.
Dr. Jane Zhu is an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Zhu and D. Polsky. Private Equity and Physician Medical Practices — Navigating a Changing Ecosystem. N Engl J Med 2021;384:981-983.

Mar 17, 2021 • 19min
Efficacy of Current Covid-19 Vaccines against Variant Viruses
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: Efficacy of Current Covid-19 Vaccines against Variant Viruses. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e53.

Mar 10, 2021 • 21min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Suchita Rastogi on undertaking medical training as a student with a chronic illness.
Dr. Suchita Rastogi is a medical student at the Stanford University School of Medicine who also has a doctorate in microbiology and immunology. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Rastogi. Establishing Equity in Medical Education — Supporting Clinical Trainees with Disabilities. N Engl J Med 2021;384:885-887.

Mar 10, 2021 • 24min
The Implications of Changes in the Structural Biology of SARS-CoV-2
Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jonathan Abraham is a structural biologist in the Department of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and an infectious disease physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: The Implications of Changes in the Structural Biology of SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e48.

Mar 3, 2021 • 23min
A New SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine and a New Look at Treatment
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 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine and a New Look at Treatment. N Engl J Med 2021;384:e46.