

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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Aug 14, 2024 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Barron Lerner on challenges to physician expertise and restoring trust in the medical profession.
Barron Lerner is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Population Health at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.H. Lerner. Medical Expertise — Balancing Science, Values, and Trust. N Engl J Med 2024;391:577-579.

Aug 7, 2024 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Gregg Gonsalves on the Covid pandemic’s lessons for addressing H5N1 influenza and other infectious threats.
Gregg Gonsalves is an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.S. Sinha, W.E. Parmet, and G.S. Gonsalves. Déjà Vu All Over Again — Refusing to Learn the Lessons of Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2024;391:481-483.

Jul 24, 2024 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on the contribution of violence against women to unwanted pregnancies and to injury and death during the peripartum period.
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, associate professor at Brown University, discusses the normalization of violence against women and its dire implications on health and safety, particularly for pregnant individuals. She highlights the alarming link between domestic violence and reproductive coercion, especially amid abortion bans. Tobin-Tyler emphasizes the critical intersection of reproductive rights and domestic safety. Additionally, she advocates for improved data collection and trauma-informed care to support survivors amidst systemic healthcare challenges.

Jul 17, 2024 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Ida Sim on the translation of ethical principles into oversight of new forms of artificial intelligence.
Ida Sim is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and codirector of the Joint Program in Computational Precision Health at UC Berkeley and UCSF. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Sim and C. Cassel. The Ethics of Relational AI — Expanding and Implementing the Belmont Principles. N Engl J Med 2024;391:193-196.

Jul 10, 2024 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Erin Fuse Brown on a vertical-consolidation trend that has given insurance companies increased control over the care-delivery system.
Erin Fuse Brown is a professor of health services, policy, and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Rooke-Ley, S. Shah, and E.C. Fuse Brown. Medicare Advantage and Consolidation’s New Frontier — The Danger of UnitedHealthcare for All. N Engl J Med 2024;391:97-99.

Jul 3, 2024 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Evan Mullen on academic institutions’ participation in public debate, including in response to the opinions of their faculty members.
Evan Mullen is a resident in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Mullen, E.J. Topol, and A. Verghese. Academic Freedom in America — In Support of Institutional Voices. N Engl J Med 2024;391:1-3.

Jun 26, 2024 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Nathaniel Chin on increases in the time and resources needed to diagnose and manage neurodegenerative diseases.
Nathaniel Chin is an associate professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and medical director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N.A. Chin and C.M. Erickson. Alzheimer’s Disease, Biomarkers, and mAbs — What Does Primary Care Need? N Engl J Med 2024;390:2229-2231.

Jun 19, 2024 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Christine Grady on the ethical challenges associated with recent developments in research on brain diseases.
Christine Grady is chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Hendriks and C. Grady. Ethics and Highly Innovative Research on Brain Diseases. N Engl J Med 2024;390:2133-2136.

Jun 12, 2024 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Jessica Lewis on a group prenatal care program aimed at improving maternal and infant health in diverse patient populations.
Jessica Lewis is a research scientist at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.B. Lewis and J.R. Ickovics. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. N Engl J Med 2024;390:2039-2040.

May 29, 2024 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Katharine Silbaugh on an approach to tobacco regulation that involves banning the sale of nicotine products to anyone born after a certain date.
Katharine Silbaugh is a professor at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Silbaugh, L. Del Valle, and C. Robertson. Toward a Tobacco-free Generation — A Birth Date–Based Phaseout Approach. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1837-1839.