NEJM Interviews
NEJM Group
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.
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May 2, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Taylor Kelley on options for states seeking to expand health insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants.
Dr. Taylor Kelley is a clinical lecturer in internal medicine and fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.T. Kelley and R. Tipirneni. Care for Undocumented Immigrants - Rethinking State Flexibility in Medicaid Waivers. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1661-3.
Apr 25, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Evan Wood on actions taken by Canada to reduce opioid-overdose deaths.
Dr. Evan Wood is a professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia and director of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Wood. Strategies for Reducing Opioid-Overdose Deaths — Lessons from Canada. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1565-7.
Apr 18, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the context of emerging infectious diseases.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H.D. Marston, C.I. Paules, and A.S. Fauci. Monoclonal Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases - Borrowing from History. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1469-72.
Apr 11, 2018 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on HHS’s new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division and polarized rhetoric about abortion.
Dr. Lisa Harris is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.H. Harris. Divisions, New and Old - Conscience and Religious Freedom at HHS. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1369-71.
Apr 4, 2018 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on physician payment under MACRA and efforts to improve health care outcomes and value.
Dr. Gail Wilensky is a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Will MACRA Improve Physician Reimbursement? N Engl J Med 2018;378:1269-71.
Mar 28, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jake Liang on the increasing spread of hepatitis C virus associated with injection-drug use.
Dr. Jake Liang is chief of the Liver Diseases Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Liang and J.W. Ward. Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1169-71.
Mar 21, 2018 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gayatri Devi on assessment and support for physicians with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Gayatri Devi is the director of Park Avenue Neurology and a clinical professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Devi. Alzheimer’s Disease in Physicians - Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1073-5.
Mar 14, 2018 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox on alternative payment models and disincentives for treating high-risk patients.
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox is an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.E. Joynt Maddox. Financial Incentives and Vulnerable Populations - Will Alternative Payment Models Help or Hurt? N Engl J Med 2018;378:977-9.
Mar 7, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. John Balmes on the potential health effects of recent wildfires in California.
Dr. John Balmes is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.R. Balmes. Where There’s Wildfire, There’s Smoke. N Engl J Med 2018;378:881-3.
Feb 28, 2018 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Douglas Opel on legal issues surrounding the enforcement of influenza-vaccination requirements for health care workers.
Dr. Douglas Opel is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Opel, J.A. Sonne, and M.M. Mello. Vaccination without Litigation - Addressing Religious Objections to Hospital Influenza-Vaccination Mandates. N Engl J Med 2018;378:785-8.
