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
Mar 18, 2020 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on new research on possible treatments for 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: New Research on Possible Treatments for Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;382:e30.
Mar 18, 2020 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. William Haseltine on lessons from Egypt’s screening for hepatitis C in the context of its universal disease screening and treatment program.
Dr. William Haseltine is the chairman and president of ACCESS Health International. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. W.A. Haseltine. Universal Disease Screening and Treatment — The Egyptian Example. N Engl J Med 2020;382:1081-1083.
Mar 11, 2020 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on making decisions about Covid-19 testing and treatment for your patients.
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: Making Decisions about Testing and Treatment for Your Patients. N Engl J Med 2020;382:e25.
Mar 11, 2020 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Mariana Socal on draft guidance from the FDA aimed at promoting competition in the insulin market.
Dr. Mariana Socal is an assistant scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.P. Socal and J.A. Greene. Interchangeable Insulins — New Pathways for Safe, Effective, Affordable Diabetes Therapy. N Engl J Med 2020;382:981-983.
Mar 4, 2020 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on what clinicians need to know in diagnosing and treating 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 Clinicians Need to Know in Diagnosing and Treating Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;382:e19.
Mar 4, 2020 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Roosa Tikkanen on patterns of social spending in the United States and other high-income countries.
Ms. Roosa Tikkanen is a research associate in the International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.S. Tikkanen and E.C. Schneider. Social Spending to Improve Population Health — Does the United States Spend as Wisely as Other Countries? N Engl J Med 2020;382:885-887.
Feb 26, 2020 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on preparing for the spread of 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: Preparing for the Spread of Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;382:e18.
Feb 26, 2020 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Mark Travassos on preventing the spread of influenza among detained migrants and asylum seekers.
Dr. Mark Travassos is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Foppiano Palacios, J.J. Openshaw, and M.A. Travassos. Influenza in U.S. Detention Centers — The Desperate Need for Immunization. N Engl J Med 2020;382:789-791.
Feb 19, 2020 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Christiani on the epidemic of vaping by young people and related severe lung injuries.
Dr. David Christiani is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and of environmental genetics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.A. King and Others. The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics — Implications for Public Health. N Engl J Med 2020;382:689-691.
Feb 14, 2020 • 17min
NEJM Interview February 14, 2020: Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19: redefining the disease.
Eric Rubin is Editor-in-Chief and Lindsey Baden Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Medical Journals and the 2019-nCoV Outbreak. N Engl J Med 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2001329.
