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.
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.
Mr. Matthew Myers is the President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Fairchild, R. Bayer, and J. Colgrove. Renormalization of Smoking? E-Cigarettes and the Tobacco "Endgame." N Engl J Med 2014;370:293-5. J.P. Winickoff, M. Gottlieb, and M.M. Mello. Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come. N Engl J Med 2014;370:295-7. M.C. Fiore, S.A. Schroeder, and T.B. Baker. Smoke, the Chief Killer - Strategies for Targeting Combustible Tobacco Use. N Engl J Med 2014;370:297-9.
Jan 15, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on laws that restrict women's rights, especially in pregnancy and contraception.
Prof. R. Alta Charo is a Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Physicians and the (Woman's) Body Politic. N Engl J Med 2014;370:193-5.
Jan 8, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on proposed legislation to replace Medicare's physician-payment formula.
Dr. Gail Wilensky is an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Improving Value in Medicare with an SGR Fix. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1-3.
Jan 1, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Ms. Jan Walker on the move toward open medical notes and its implications for clinicians and patients.
Ms. Jan Walker is a member of the research faculty in the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and research principal investigator of the OpenNotes study. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Walker and Others. The Road toward Fully Transparent Medical Records. N Engl J Med 2014;370:6-8.
Dec 25, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Alexander Smith on ways of improving the safety and health of self-neglecting elderly patients.
Dr. Alexander Smith is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.K. Smith, B. Lo, and L. Aronson. Elder Self-Neglect - How Can a Physician Help? N Engl J Med 2013;369:2476-9.
Dec 18, 2013 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nirav Shah on New York State's decision to address housing needs as a social determinant of health.
Dr. Nirav Shah is the New York State Commissioner of Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.M. Doran, E.J. Misa, and N.R. Shah. Housing as Health Care - New York's Boundary-Crossing Experiment. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2374-7.
Dec 11, 2013 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Larson on new insights into the dementia epidemic.
Dr. Eric Larson is the Vice President for Research at the Group Health Research Institute and a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Health Services at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.B. Larson, K. Yaffe, and K.M. Langa. New Insights into the Dementia Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2275-7.
Dec 4, 2013 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew Gillman on pre- and postnatal strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity.
Dr. Matthew Gillman is Professor and Director of the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.W. Gillman and D.S. Ludwig. How Early Should Obesity Prevention Start? N Engl J Med 2013;369:2173-5.
Nov 27, 2013 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Dan Barouch on researchers' ongoing quest to develop an HIV-1 vaccine.
Dr. Dan Barouch is the Director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School and a Program Leader at the Reagan Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, and Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.H. Barouch. The Quest for an HIV-1 Vaccine - Moving Forward. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2073-6.
Nov 20, 2013 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on the cost and value of medical education.
Dr. David Asch is a Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Asch, S. Nicholson, and M. Vujicic. Are We in a Medical Education Bubble Market? N Engl J Med 2013;369:1973-5.
