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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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Episodes

NEJM Interview: Dr. Bruce Chabner on shortages of generic drugs and possible solutions.

Dr. Bruce Chabner is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of clinical research at the MGH Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.L. Metzger, A. Billett, and M.P. Link. The Impact of Drug Shortages on Children with Cancer - The Example of Mechlorethamine. N Engl J Med 2012;367:2461-3.

Dec 26, 201210 min

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 24, 201213 min

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...

Oct 17, 201227 min

NEJM Interview: Professors Renee Landers and John McDonough on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

Renee Landers is a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School, and John McDonough is a professor of the practice of public health and director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. Landers RM. The Denouement of the Supreme Court's ACA Drama. N Engl J Med 2012;367:198-9 and McDonough JE. The Road Ahead for the Affordable Care Act. N Engl J Med 2012;367:199-201.

Jul 18, 201234 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Aaron Kesselheim on a recent Supreme Court ruling on patents for diagnostic tests.

Dr. Aaron Kesselheim is an assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Kesselheim and J. Karlawish. Biomarkers Unbound - The Supreme Court's Ruling on Diagnostic-Test Patents. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2338-40.

Jun 20, 201216 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Francesca Gany on undocumented immigrants and the U.S. health care system.

Dr. Francesca Gany is the chief of the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and director of the Center for Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, New York, NY. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.O. Breen. Lost in Translation - Como se dice, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"? N Engl J Med 2012;366:2045-7.

May 30, 201217 min
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