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
Oct 31, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Susan Mann on steps that hospitals can take to keep women safe during and after childbirth.
Dr. Susan Mann is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Mann and Others. What We Can Do about Maternal Mortality — And How to Do It Quickly. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1689-1691. M.E. Murray Horwitz, R.L. Molina, and J.M. Snowden. Postpartum Care in the United States — New Policies for a New Paradigm. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1691-1693.
Oct 24, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Esther Choo on steps that medical institutions can take to support and empower women.
Dr. Esther Choo is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.K. Choo, J. van Dis, and D. Kass. Time’s Up for Medicine? Only Time Will Tell. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1592-3. V.J. Dzau and P.A. Johnson. Ending Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1589-91.
Oct 17, 2018 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Wendy Parmet on the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of a California law about information provided by crisis pregnancy centers.
Prof. Wendy Parmet is a professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W.E. Parmet, M.L. Berman, and J.A. Smith. The Supreme Court’s Crisis Pregnancy Center Case - Implications for Health Law. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1489-91.
Oct 10, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Bach on payment approaches Medicare could consider for costly new CAR-T treatments.
Dr. Peter Bach is director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.B. Bach. National Coverage Analysis of CAR-T Therapies - Policy, Evidence, and Payment. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1396-8.
Oct 3, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Robert Goldstein on disparities in access to preexposure prophylaxis among populations at high risk for HIV infection.
Dr. Robert Goldstein is an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and medical director of the Transgender Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.H. Goldstein, C.G. Streed, and S.R. Cahill. Being PrEPared — Preexposure Prophylaxis and HIV Disparities. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1293-1295.
Oct 3, 2018 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Adams on the use of clinical next-generation sequencing to obtain a genetic diagnosis.
Dr. David Adams is from the Undiagnosed Diseases Program at the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.R. Adams and C.M. Eng. Next-Generation Sequencing to Diagnose Suspected Genetic Disorders. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1353-1362.
Sep 26, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Garen Wintemute on state and federal policies that could prevent firearm-related deaths.
Dr. Garen Wintemute is director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.J. Wintemute. How to Stop Mass Shootings. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1193-6.
Sep 19, 2018 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 and the effort to make data on drug safety more transparent and available.
Dr. Jerry Avorn is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Avorn, A. Kesselheim, and A. Sarpatwari. The FDA Amendments Act of 2007 - Assessing Its Effects a Decade Later. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1097-9.
Sep 12, 2018 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Cheryl Healton on the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and opportunities for action against other industries that harm health.
Dr. Cheryl Healton is dean of the New York University College of Global Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Healton. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Strategic Lessons for Addressing Public Health Problems. N Engl J Med 2018;379:997-1000.
Sep 5, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Breanne Grace on immigrant and refugee health and the effects of systematic personal, social, and institutional instability.
Dr. Breanne Grace is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.L. Grace, R. Bais, and B.J. Roth. The Violence of Uncertainty - Undermining Immigrant and Refugee Health. N Engl J Med 2018;379:904-5. K.M. Perreira, H. Yoshikawa, and J. Oberlander. A New Threat to Immigrants’ Health - The Public-Charge Rule. N Engl J Med 2018;379:901-3.
