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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Mar 29, 2017 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Timothy Jost on Trump’s effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals to replace it.
Prof. Timothy Jost is an emeritus professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.S. Jost and S. Lazarus. Trump’s Executive Order on Health Care - Can It Undermine the ACA if Congress Fails to Act? N Engl J Med 2017;376:1201-3.
Mar 22, 2017 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stuart Slavin on depression and suicide among physicians and trainees and how to address stigma associated with mental illness.
Dr. Stuart Slavin is associate dean for curriculum and a professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Muller. Kathryn. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1101-3. A.B. Hill. Breaking the Stigma - A Physician’s Perspective on Self-Care and Recovery. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1103-5.
Mar 15, 2017 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Andrew Goodman-Bacon on a proposal for setting limits on federal Medicaid spending and how it may affect access to care.
Dr. Andrew Goodman-Bacon is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.J. Goodman-Bacon and S.S. Nikpay. Per Capita Caps in Medicaid - Lessons from the Past. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1005-7.
Mar 8, 2017 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on a recent FDA warning about possible effects of general anesthesia on fetuses or young children.
Dr. Michael Greene is an obstetrician-gynecologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School, and an Associate Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. Andropoulos and M.F. Greene. Anesthesia and Developing Brains - Implications of the FDA Warning. N Engl J Med 2017;376:905-7.
Mar 1, 2017 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Keith Wailoo on the medical and social context that has made progress in treating sickle cell disease slow and arduous.
Dr. Keith Wailoo is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Wailoo. Sickle Cell Disease - A History of Progress and Peril. N Engl J Med 2017;376:805-7.
Feb 22, 2017 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Beau Kilmer on the effects of cannabis on health and how jurisdictions can minimize harms related to its legalization.
Dr. Beau Kilmer is codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Kilmer. Recreational Cannabis - Minimizing the Health Risks from Legalization. N Engl J Med 2017;376:705-7.
Feb 15, 2017 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Frank on the increasing number of deaths involving fentanyl in the United States.
Dr. Richard Frank is a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.G. Frank and H.A. Pollack. Addressing the Fentanyl Threat to Public Health. N Engl J Med 2017;376:605-7.
Feb 8, 2017 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Suerie Moon on recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines.
Dr. Suerie Moon is director of research at the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a member of the U.N. panel’s expert advisory group. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Moon. Powerful Ideas for Global Access to Medicines. N Engl J Med 2017;376:505-7.
Feb 1, 2017 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. John Ayanian on the economic benefits associated with Michigan’s decision to expand Medicaid.
Dr. John Ayanian is director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian and Others. Economic Effects of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan. N Engl J Med 2017;376:407-10.
Jan 25, 2017 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Scott Halpern on whether cognitive function should be considered in decisions about organ allocation.
Dr. Scott Halpern is an associate professor of medicine, epidemiology, and medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and D. Goldberg. Allocating Organs to Cognitively Impaired Patients. N Engl J Med 2017;376:299-301.
