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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. Neil Wagle on how measuring patient-reported outcomes can benefit both patients and doctors.

Dr. Neil Wagle is Associate Chief Quality Officer at Partners HealthCare and a primary care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Rotenstein, R.S. Huckman, and N.W. Wagle. Making Patients and Doctors Happier - The Potential of Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1309-12.

Oct 04, 201712 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on barriers to eradicating tuberculosis in the United States.

Dr. Ronald Bayer is codirector of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Bayer and K.G. Castro. Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States - The Need for Renewed Action. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1109-11.

Sep 20, 201710 min

NEJM Interview: Brigg Reilley on why the Indian Health Service has lagged when it comes to treating patients with hepatitis C.

Brigg Reilley is HIV/HCV National Programs Epidemiologist at the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Reilley and J. Leston. A Tale of Two Epidemics - HCV Treatment among Native Americans and Veterans. N Engl J Med 2017;377:801-3.

Aug 30, 20176 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Paul Drain on Trump’s proposed NIH budget cuts, including elimination of the Fogarty International Center.

Dr. Paul Drain is an assistant professor in the departments of global health, medicine, and epidemiology at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.K. Drain, R. Subbaraman, and D.C. Heimburger. Preserving the Fogarty International Center - Benefits for Americans and the World. N Engl J Med 2017;377:9-11.

Jul 05, 20179 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew Fiedler on the American Health Care Act and its likely effects on insurance coverage.

Dr. Matthew Fiedler is a fellow with the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Fiedler and Others. Moving in the Wrong Direction - Health Care under the AHCA. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2405-7. G.R. Wilensky. The First Hundred Days for Health Care. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2407-9.

Jun 21, 20178 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Drazen on the Journal’s data-analysis challenge and summit and the ICMJE’s new data-sharing policy.

Dr. Jeffrey Drazen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rosenbaum. Bridging the Data-Sharing Divide - Seeing the Devil in the Details, Not the Other Camp. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2201-3. C.J. Haug. Whose Data Are They Anyway? Can a Patient Perspective Advance the Data-Sharing Debate? N Engl J Med 2017;376:2203-5. N.S. Burns and P.W. Miller. Learning What We Didn’t Know - The SPRINT Data Analysis Challenge. N Engl J Med...

Jun 07, 20179 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Susan Glod on provision of adequate pain relief during the opioid crisis.

Dr. Susan Glod is an assistant professor at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.A. Glod. The Other Victims of the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2101-2. W.C. Becker and D.A. Fiellin. Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulations - Putting the Potential Benefits into Perspective. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2103-5.

May 31, 20179 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Walid Gellad on strategies for managing the cost of drugs receiving accelerated FDA approval.

Dr. Walid Gellad is an associate professor of medicine and health policy and codirector of the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W.F. Gellad and A.S. Kesselheim. Accelerated Approval and Expensive Drugs - A Challenging Combination. N Engl J Med 2017;376:2001-4.

May 24, 201710 min

NEJM Interview: Prof. Wendy Parmet on the decision to overturn parts of a Florida law regulating physician speech about firearms.

Prof. Wendy Parmet is a professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W.E. Parmet, J.A. Smith, and M. Miller. Physicians, Firearms, and Free Speech - Overturning Florida’s Firearm-Safety Gag Rule. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1901-3.

May 17, 20178 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Hunter on how the health care system can address climate change and its effects.

Dr. David Hunter is a professor in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a statistical consultant at the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Hunter, H. Frumkin, and A. Jha. Preventive Medicine for the Planet and Its Peoples. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1605-7. L. Rosenbaum. Resisting the Suppression of Science. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1607-9.

Apr 26, 20177 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on an outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.I. Paules and A.S. Fauci. Yellow Fever - Once Again on the Radar Screen in the Americas. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1397-9.

Apr 12, 20179 min
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