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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Oct 31, 2012 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Stevenson on hospice and other end-of-life care in the United States.
Dr. David Stevenson is an associate professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.G. Stevenson. Growing Pains for the Medicare Hospice Benefit. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1683-5.
Oct 24, 2012 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on the FDA's recent approval of two weight loss drugs.
Dr. Jerry Avorn is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Colman and others. The FDA's Assessment of Two Drugs for Chronic Weight Management. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1577-9.
Oct 17, 2012 • 27min
NEJM Interview: Drs. Gail Wilensky and John McDonough on the health care platforms of the two presidential candidates.
Dr. John McDonough is a professor of the practice of public health and the director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Gail Wilensky is an economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. The Shortfalls of "Obamacare." N Engl J Med 2012;367:1479-81; E.Y. Adashi, J.E. McDonough, and K.K. Venkatesh. Heath Care Policy under President Romney. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1477-9.
Sep 26, 2012 • 19min
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on the status and future of reproductive health care for women in the United States.
Prof. R. Alta Charo is a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. White, D. Grossman, K. Hopkins, and J.E. Potter. Cutting Family Planning in Texas. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1179-81.
Sep 19, 2012 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on record-breaking settlements of pharmaceutical fraud cases and the need for further regulation.
Prof. Kevin Outterson is an associate 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. Punishing Health Care Fraud - Is the GSK Settlement Sufficient? N Engl J Med 2012;367:1082-5.
Sep 12, 2012 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pamela Hartzband and Dr. Jerome Groopman on shared decision making and patient-centered care.
Dr. Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist, and Dr. Jerome Groopman, an oncologist, both practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and are professors of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P. Hartzband and J. Groopman. There Is More to Life Than Death. N Engl J Med 2012;367:987-9.
Aug 29, 2012 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Paul Ginsburg on recent Massachusetts legislation aimed at containing increases in statewide health care spending.
Dr. Paul Ginsburg is the president of the Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington D.C. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian and P.J. Van der Wees. Tackling Rising Health Care Costs in Massachusetts. N Engl J Med 2012;367:790-3.
Aug 22, 2012 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Chris Beyrer on scientific advances and remaining obstacles to controlling the AIDS epidemic.
Dr. Chris Beyrer is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights and the Johns Hopkins Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Havlir and C. Beyrer. The Beginning of the End of AIDS? N Engl J Med 2012;367:685-7.
Aug 15, 2012 • 23min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on health care policy in the United States over the past 100 years.
Prof. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Unfinished Journey - A Century of Health Care Reform in the United States. N Engl J Med 2012;367:585-90.
Aug 8, 2012 • 24min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Rita Redberg on the approval process for medical devices in the United States and in Europe.
Dr. Rita Redberg is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the editor of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Basu and J.C. Hassenplug. Patient Access to Medical Devices - A Comparison of U.S. and European Review Processes. N Engl J Med 2012;367:485-8.
