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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Dec 19, 2012 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Hunter on genomewide association studies and their potential clinical utility in common diseases.
Dr. David Hunter is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Fugger, G. McVean, and J.I. Bell. Genomewide Association Studies and Common Disease - Realizing Clinical Utility. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2370-1.
Dec 12, 2012 • 21min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Irwin Redlener on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York health care and the lessons learned.
Dr. Irwin Redlener is the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Redlener and M.J. Reilly. Lessons from Sandy - Preparing Health Systems for Future Disasters. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2269-71.
Dec 5, 2012 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on the political future of health care in the United States.
Dr. 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. The Future of Obamacare. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2165-7.
Nov 28, 2012 • 22min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on the legal and policy issues related to the proposed graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging.
Dr. Ronald Bayer is a professor of sociomedical sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. R. Bayer, L. Gostin, and D. Marcus-Toll. Repackaging Cigarettes - Will the Courts Thwart the FDA? N Engl J Med 2012;367:2065-7.
Nov 21, 2012 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on the recent fungal meningitis outbreak and the regulation of compounding pharmacies in the United States.
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. Regulating Compounding Pharmacies after NECC. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1969-72.
Nov 14, 2012 • 26min
NEJM Interview: Robert Mechanic on the challenges and potential benefits of Medicare's new bundled-payment program.
Robert Mechanic is a senior fellow at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Mechanic and C. Tompkins. Lessons Learned Preparing for Medicare Bundled Payments. N Engl J Med 2012;367:1873-5.
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.
