NEJM Interviews
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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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Jul 16, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor David Kessler on more comprehensive food labeling.
David Kessler is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and a former commissioner of the FDA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Kessler. Toward More Comprehensive Food Labeling. N Engl J Med 2014;371:193-5.
Jul 9, 2014 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Nadia Sawicki on the constitutional implications of clinicians’ involvement in capital punishment.
Nadia Sawicki is an associate professor of law at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.N. Sawicki. Clinicians' Involvement in Capital Punishment - Constitutional Implications. N Engl J Med 2014;371:103-5.
Jul 2, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Kevin Outterson on the FDA’s guidance on off-label promotion and the move toward clinical trial transparency.
Kevin Outterson is a professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Outterson. Clinical Trial Transparency - Antidote to Weaker Off-Label-Promotion Rules? N Engl J Med 2014;371:1-3.
Jun 25, 2014 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Interview with Dr. David Rothman on the changing approaches to death and dying in the United States.
Dr. David Rothman is a professor of social medicine and history and the director of the Center for the Study of Society and Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Rothman. Where We Die. N Engl J Med 2014;370:2457-60.
Jun 18, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michelle Macaraig on tuberculosis control and the changing epidemiology of tuberculosis in the United States.
Dr. Michelle Macaraig is the director of planning and policy at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Macaraig, J. Burzynski, J.K. Varma. Tuberculosis Control in New York City - A Changing Landscape. N Engl J Med 2014;370:2362-5.
Jun 4, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss discusses opportunities for and obstacles to the use of big health care data.
Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss is a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Harvard Medical School and vice chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Schneeweiss. Learning from Big Health Care Data. N Engl J Med 2014;370:2161-3.
May 28, 2014 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Yngvild Olsen on Zohydro, other opioids, and the epidemic of addiction.
Dr. Yngvild Olsen is the medical director for the Institutes for Behavior Resources and REACH Health Services in Baltimore. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Olsen and J.M. Sharfstein. Chronic Pain, Addiction, and Zohydro. N Engl J Med 2014;370:2061-3.
May 21, 2014 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Mette Kalager on the Swiss Medical Board’s recommendation to phase out routine mammography screening.
Dr. Mette Kalager is a general surgeon, breast-cancer surgeon, and researcher at Telemark Hospital in Norway and a visiting scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Biller-Andorno and P. Juni. Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1965-7.
May 14, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Chin Jou on a century of obesity research and treatment.
Dr. Chin Jou is a lecturer in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Jou. History of Medicine: The Biology and Genetics of Obesity - A Century of Inquiries. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1874-7.
May 7, 2014 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Kelly Brownell on the FDA's proposed ban on artificial trans fats and the future of U.S. food regulation.
Kelly Brownell is the Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.D. Brownell, J.L. Pomeranz. The Trans-Fat Ban - Food Regulation and Long-Term Health. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1773-5.
