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NEJM Interviews
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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NEJM Interview: Dr. Margot Kushel on the hepatitis A outbreak in California and the health risks associated with chronic homelessness.
Dr. Margot Kushel is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center…
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NEJM Interview: Sean Duffy on approaches to providing high-quality nonvisit health care.
Sean Duffy is Chief Executive Officer of Omada Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Duffy and T.H. Lee…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Katrina Armstrong on restoring the role of patient-based inquiry in academic medicine.
Dr. Katrina Armstrong is chair of the department of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Lainie Rutkow on legal action taken by states to address the opioid-overdose crisis.
Dr. Lainie Rutkow is an associate professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Roy Ziegelstein on the increasing concentration of medical-school debt among fewer students.
Dr. Roy Ziegelstein is a professor of medicine and Vice Dean for Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Rebecca Haffajee on the growing number of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Dr. Rebecca Haffajee is an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the…
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on the implications of an appeals court’s decision not to stop Arkansas from excluding Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.
Prof. Sara Rosenbaum is a professor of health law and policy at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Linda Blumberg on proposals for stabilizing insurance markets and making nongroup insurance more affordable.
Dr. Linda Blumberg is a senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Debra Weinstein on the need for consistent metrics to assess GME programs and their graduates.
Dr. Debra Weinstein is Vice President for Graduate Medical Education at Partners HealthCare and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. George Church on recent advances in human germline repair and movement toward clinical applications.
Dr. George Church is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Church…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Carmen Zorrilla on how one hospital in Puerto Rico responded to Hurricane Maria and what will come next for the island.
Dr. Carmen Zorrilla is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Rose Molina on trends and disparities in maternal outcomes in the United States.
Dr. Rose Molina is an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Dimock Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Chris Beyrer on the increasing resistance to HIV drugs that is threatening global health and the goals of control efforts.
Dr. Chris Beyrer is a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing…
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NEJM Interview: Drs. Pamela Hartzband and Jerome Groopman on how the possibility of regret can affect patients’ decision making.
Dr. Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist, and Dr. Jerome Groopman, an oncologist, both practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and are professors of…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on why requiring informed consent for trials that pose minimal risk to participants can do more harm than good.
Dr. David Asch is executive director of the Center for Health Care Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Ziad Obermeyer on how collaboration between doctors and computers will help improve medical care.
Dr. Ziad Obermeyer is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Nicholas Bagley on why partial Medicaid expansions could be harmful for patients and the federal budget.
Prof. Nicholas Bagley is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Schneider on the challenges that the U.S. health care system must confront in order to become one of the best in the world.
Dr. Eric Schneider is Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at the Commonwealth Fund. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Alison Rapoport on how physicians in all specialties can help address opioid use disorder in their patients.
Dr. Alison Rapoport is a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cambridge Health Alliance. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on alternatives to traditional lecture-based courses in medical school.
Dr. Richard Schwartzstein is a professor of medicine and medical education at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen…
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NEJM Interview: Josephine Johnston on fetal genetic sequencing and the challenges involved in ensuring fully informed consent.
Josephine Johnston is the director of research at the Hastings Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Johnston…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Christopher Goodman on important concerns about increased prescribing of gabapentin and pregabalin for pain.
Dr. Christopher Goodman is an assistant professor of clinical internal medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the…
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NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on recent Trump administration appointees and the implications of alternative science for women’s health.
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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Margaret (Gretchen) Schwarze on how physicians can use scenario planning to facilitate informed decision making.
Dr. Margaret Schwarze is an associate professor in the division of vascular surgery at the University of Wisconsin. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeremy Greene on a Maryland law that prohibits price gouging on older essential drugs.
Dr. Jeremy Greene is a professor of the history of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. John McDonough on efforts by Senate Republicans to pass a health care reform bill.
Dr. John McDonough is a professor of public health practice at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on the financial incentives that keep providers from reducing patient waiting times.
Dr. Thomas Lee is a professor at Harvard Medical School and chief medical officer at Press Ganey. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Kellan Baker on insurance coverage for health care services related to gender transition.
Kellan Baker is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.E. Baker. The…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on resident work hours and using evidence to inform medical education policy.
Dr. David Asch is a professor at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on Republican lawmakers’ efforts to pass new health care legislation.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen…
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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…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Heather Kovich on the challenges facing patients and physicians in rural areas of the United States.
Dr. Heather Kovich is chief of staff at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of…
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Timothy Jost on Trump’s effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals to replace it.
Prof. Timothy Jost is an emeritus professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Stuart Slavin on depression and suicide among physicians and trainees and how to address stigma associated with mental illness.
Dr. Stuart Slavin is associate dean for curriculum and a professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Andrew Goodman-Bacon on a proposal for setting limits on federal Medicaid spending and how it may affect access to care.
Dr. Andrew Goodman-Bacon is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on a recent FDA warning about possible effects of general anesthesia on fetuses or young children.
Dr. Michael Greene is an obstetrician-gynecologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School, and…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Keith Wailoo on the medical and social context that has made progress in treating sickle cell disease slow and arduous.
Dr. Keith Wailoo is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Stephen…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Beau Kilmer on the effects of cannabis on health and how jurisdictions can minimize harms related to its legalization.
Dr. Beau Kilmer is codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Kilmer…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Frank on the increasing number of deaths involving fentanyl in the United States.
Dr. Richard Frank is a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Suerie Moon on recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines.
Dr. Suerie Moon is director of research at the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a member…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. John Ayanian on the economic benefits associated with Michigan’s decision to expand Medicaid.
Dr. John Ayanian is director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Scott Halpern on whether cognitive function should be considered in decisions about organ allocation.
Dr. Scott Halpern is an associate professor of medicine, epidemiology, and medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivian Lee on how physicians and health care systems can get the most out of sharing patient feedback.
Dr. Vivian Lee is senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Utah. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Louise Ivers on cholera transmission and vaccination efforts in post-hurricane Haiti.
Dr. Louise Ivers is an associate physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a member of the Special Consulting Group…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on what a Trump presidency could mean for the future of health care reform.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on the potential uses of social engagement strategies in promoting health.
Dr. David Asch is executive director of the Center for Health Care Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivek Murthy on his campaign to address opioid addiction and misuse in the United States.
Dr. Vivek Murthy is the U.S. Surgeon General. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. V.H. Murthy. Ending the Opioid…
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Christopher Robertson on whether the First Amendment should protect sales pitches by pharmaceutical representatives.
Prof. Christopher Robertson is a professor and associate dean at the University of Arizona College of Law and a visiting professor at the New York University…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. J. Michael McWilliams on the merits of care coordination - and why it’s unlikely to reduce health care spending.
Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is an associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the…
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Stefan Kertesz on the success and evaluation of programs providing permanent supportive housing to homeless people.
Dr. Stefan Kertesz is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and a physician at the Birmingham VA Medical Center…