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 12, 2019 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Deborah Dowell on concerns about misimplementation and misapplication of the CDC’s opioid-prescribing guideline.
Dr. Deborah Dowell is the chief medical officer of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Dowell, T. Haegerich, and R. Chou. No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing. N Engl J Med 2019;380:2285-2287.
Jun 5, 2019 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on troubling increases in measles cases in the United States and globally.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.I. Paules, H.D. Marston, and A.S. Fauci. Measles in 2019 — Going Backward. N Engl J Med 2019;380:2185-2187. R.D. Silverman, D.J. Opel, and S.B. Omer. Vaccination over Parental Objection — Should Adolescents Be Allowed to Consent to Receiving Vaccines? N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1905814. J.D. Cantor. Mandatory Measles Vaccination in New York City — Reflections on a Bold Experiment. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1905941.
Jun 5, 2019 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael F. Clarke on clinical and therapeutic implications of cancer stem cells.
Dr. Michael F. Clarke is a professor at Stanford Medical School and Associate Director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.F. Clarke. Clinical and Therapeutic Implications of Cancer Stem Cells. N Engl J Med 2019;380:2237-2245.
May 29, 2019 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Sanjeev Krishna on delays in parasite clearance observed in patients with malaria treated with artesunate.
Dr. Sanjeev Krishna is a professor of molecular parasitology and medicine at St. George’s, University of London. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Wang and Others. A Temporizing Solution to “Artemisinin Resistance”. N Engl J Med 2019;380:2087-2089.
May 22, 2019 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr on an ambitious new HIV goal for the United States and lessons to be learned from the global HIV response.
Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr is the director of ICAP at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. W.M. El-Sadr and Others. AIDS in America — Back in the Headlines at Long Last. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1985-1987. S. Kishore, M. Hayden, and J. Rich. Lessons from Scott County — Progress or Paralysis on Harm Reduction? N Engl J Med 2019;380:1988-1990.
May 15, 2019 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Daphna Stroumsa on the limitations of classification systems in health care and their potential effects on patients.
Dr. Daphna Stroumsa is a fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program and a clinical lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Stroumsa and Others. The Power and Limits of Classification — A 32-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1885-1888.
May 8, 2019 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Scott Podolsky on the revolution in pharmaceutical marketing that set the stage for physician “education” about treating pain with opioids.
Dr. Scott Podolsky is a professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.H. Podolsky, D. Herzberg, and J.A. Greene. Preying on Prescribers (and Their Patients) — Pharmaceutical Marketing, Iatrogenic Epidemics, and the Sackler Legacy. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1785-1787.
May 8, 2019 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeremy Farrar on the emergence and spread of new infectious diseases and ensuring swift, coordinated action in the face of threats.
Dr. Jeremy Farrar is the director of the Wellcome Trust. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.J. Farrar. Stopping the Gaps in Epidemic Preparedness. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1788-1789.
May 1, 2019 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew Fiedler on policies for extending coverage to the remaining uninsured populations in the United States.
Dr. Matthew Fiedler is a fellow with the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Fiedler and Others. Building on the ACA to Achieve Universal Coverage. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1685-1688.
May 1, 2019 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Helen Blau on stem cells in the treatment of disease.
Dr. Helen Blau is the director of the Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. H.M. Blau and G.Q. Daley. Stem Cells in the Treatment of Disease. N Engl J Med 2019;380:1748-1760.
