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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

Updated Covid-19 Vaccines and a Look at Monkeypox

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Updated Covid-19 Vaccines and a Look at Monkeypox. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e16.

Aug 03, 202221 min

NEJM Interview: Prof. Erin Fuse Brown on the history of health law in the United States and potential future directions for the field.

Prof. Erin Fuse Brown is a professor of law and director of the Center for Law, Health and Society at Georgia State University and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.C. Fuse Brown and A.S. Kesselheim. The History of Health Law in the United States. N Engl J Med 2022;387:289-292.

Jul 27, 202213 min

Reinventing the Research Infrastructure to Address Covid-19

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Judith Currier is chair of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group and Chief of Infectious Diseases at UCLA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Reinventing the Research Infrastructure to Address Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e13.

Jul 27, 202227 min

A Look at the U.S. Government’s Covid-19 Strategy

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Ashish Jha is the White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: A Look at the U.S. Government’s Covid-19 Strategy. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e11.

Jul 20, 202236 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Rishi Wadhera on the inequitable effects of value-based payment programs and a new model meant to respond to equity concerns.

Dr. Rishi Wadhera is a cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Gondi, K. Joynt Maddox, and R.K. Wadhera. “REACHing” for Equity — Moving from Regressive toward Progressive Value-Based Payment. N Engl J Med 2022;387:97-99. D. Jacobs and Others. Expanding Accountable Care’s Reach among Medicare Beneficiaries. N Engl J Med 2022;387:99-102.

Jul 13, 202211 min

Covid-19 Vaccines and the FDA

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Peter Marks Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Covid-19 Vaccines and the FDA. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e10.

Jul 13, 202231 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Baron on the role of certifying boards in addressing the problem of false information on social media.

Dr. Richard Baron is the president and chief executive officer of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.J. Baron and Y.D. Ejnes. Physicians Spreading Misinformation on Social Media — Do Right and Wrong Answers Still Exist in Medicine? N Engl J Med 2022;387:1-3.

Jul 06, 20227 min

Designing the Next Covid-19 Vaccine

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Designing the Next Covid-19 Vaccine. N Engl J Med 2022;387:e6.

Jul 06, 202227 min

How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children?

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children? N Engl J Med 2022;386:e78.

Jun 29, 202218 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ismail Jatoi on factors that have contributed to higher breast-cancer mortality among Black women than White women in the United States.

Dr. Ismail Jatoi is chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Jatoi, H. Sung, and A. Jemal. The Emergence of the Racial Disparity in U.S. Breast-Cancer Mortality. N Engl J Med 2022;386:2349-2352.

Jun 22, 20228 min

Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e77.

Jun 22, 202217 min

Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jonathan Abraham is a structural biologist in the Department of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and an infectious disease physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e75.

Jun 15, 202226 min

Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e71.

Jun 08, 202219 min

Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Penny Moore is South African Research Chair of Virus-Host Dynamics at the University of the Witwatersrand and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e69.

Jun 01, 202223 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Samuels on overdose-prevention centers and federal policy.

Dr. Elizabeth Samuels is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.H. Naeem, C.S. Davis, and E.A. Samuels. The Importance of Federal Action Supporting Overdose-Prevention Centers. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1965-1967. S. Messmer and J. Jarrett. When Naloxone Isn’t Enough. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1967-1969.

May 25, 202213 min

Waning Immunity against Covid-19

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Waning Immunity against Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e64.

May 25, 202214 min

Audio of Perspective Roundtable on Long-Term Care in the United States

Susan L. Mitchell is a geriatrician and health services researcher at the Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging Research, and at Harvard University. Shawn Bloom is CEO of the National PACE Association. David Gifford is a geriatrician and the chief medical officer at the American Health Care Association. David Grabowski is a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. Jasmine Travers, is an assistant professor and health services researcher at New York University in the Rory...

May 13, 202250 min

Forecasting the Future of Covid

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Marc Lipsitch is director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and scientific director of the new CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Forecasting the Future of Covid. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e58.

May 11, 202230 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on preparing for the effects on patients and trainees of the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Dr. Lisa Harris is a professor of reproductive health, of obstetrics and gynecology, and of women’s and gender studies at the University of Michigan, where she also directs the fellowship program in family planning. Rachel Gotbaum, the interviewer, is a freelance health care journalist. L.H. Harris. Navigating Loss of Abortion Services — A Large Academic Medical Center Prepares for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2206246.

May 10, 202217 min

NEJM Interview: Kushal Kadakia on the 21st Century Cures Act, Cures 2.0, and lessons from Covid-19 for medical product development.

Kushal Kadakia is a student at Harvard Medical School with a background in delivery-system reform. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.T. Kadakia and H.M. Krumholz. Designing Cures 2.0 — From Corridors to Cornerstones. N Engl J Med 2022;386:1677-1679. J. Concato and J. Corrigan-Curay. Real-World Evidence — Where Are We Now? N Engl J Med 2022;386:1680-1682.

May 04, 202211 min

Do We Need New Covid-19 Vaccines?

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin, L.R. Baden, and S. Morrissey. Audio Interview: Do We Need New Covid-19 Vaccines? N Engl J Med 2022;386:e52.

May 04, 202219 min

Communicating Covid-19 Science

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Jeanne Marrazzo is Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. Audio Interview: Communicating Covid-19 Science. N Engl J Med 2022;386:e53.

Apr 27, 202234 min
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