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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Aug 14, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Keren Ladin on fairness in the allocation of lung transplants for children.
Dr. Keren Ladin is the Director of the Lab for Research on Ethics, Aging, and Community Health and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Ladin and D.W. Hanto. Rationing Lung Transplants - Procedural Fairness in Allocation and Appeals. N Engl J Med 2013;369:599-601.
Aug 7, 2013 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on prenatal screening and the pros and cons of cell-free fetal DNA testing.
Dr. Michael Greene is the Chief of Obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Morain, M.F. Greene, and M.M. Mello. A New Era in Noninvasive Prenatal Testing. N Engl J Med 2013;369:499-501.
Jul 17, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Travis Baggett on tobacco use and other health problems among homeless people.
Dr. Travis Baggett is an instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.P. Baggett, M.L. Tobey, and N.A. Rigotti. Tobacco Use among Homeless People - Addressing the Neglected Addiction. N Engl J Med 2013;369:201-4.
Jul 10, 2013 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on the future of Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Prof. Jonathan Oberlander is a Professor of Social Medicine and of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander and M. Morrison. Failure to Launch? The Independent Payment Advisory Board's Uncertain Prospects. N Engl J Med 2013;369:105-7.
Jul 3, 2013 • 22min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nicholas Black on the current crisis in England's National Health Service and ways it could be resolved.
Dr. Nicholas Black is a Professor of Health Services Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Black. Can England's NHS Survive? N Engl J Med 2013;369:1-3.
Jun 26, 2013 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pat Croskerry on widespread cognitive biases and ways of counteracting them for accurate diagnosis.
Dr. Pat Croskerry is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Critical Thinking Program in the Division of Medical Education at Dalhousie University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P. Croskerry. From Mindless to Mindful Practice - Cognitive Bias and Clinical Decision Making. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2445-8.
Jun 19, 2013 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the novel H7N9 influenza virus and the evolution of pandemic viruses.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Morens, J.K. Taubenberger, and A.S. Fauci. Pandemic Influenza Viruses - Hoping for the Road Not Taken. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2345-8.
Jun 12, 2013 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Adam Goldstein on assessment of competency for concealed-weapons permits and physicians' roles in reducing gun violence.
Dr. Adam Goldstein is a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.O. Goldstein and Others. Assessing Competency for Concealed-Weapons Permits - The Physician's Role. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2251-3.
Jun 5, 2013 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Allan Brandt on the AIDS epidemic's effects on medicine, culture, and the development of the new "global health."
Prof. Allan Brandt is a Professor of the History of Science and the History of Medicine at Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.M. Brandt. How AIDS Invented Global Health. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2149-52.
May 29, 2013 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Meredith Rosenthal on the trend toward greater transparency regarding physicians' relationships with industry.
Prof. Meredith Rosenthal is a Professor of Health Economics and Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.B. Rosenthal and M.M. Mello. Sunlight as Disinfectant - New Rules on Disclosure of Industry Payments to Physicians. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2052-4.
