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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Nov 27, 2019 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on legislation aimed at reducing spending on prescription drugs.
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.B. Dusetzina and J. Oberlander. Advancing Legislation on Drug Pricing — Is There a Path Forward? N Engl J Med 2019;381:2081-2084. P.B. Bach. Which Drug Prices Should Medicare Negotiate? A “Too Little” or “Too Late” Approach. N Engl J Med 2019;381:2084-2086.
Nov 20, 2019 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ippolytos Kalofonos on the gatekeeper role played by U.S. physicians in facilitating vulnerable patients’ access to disability benefits.
Dr. Ippolytos Kalofonos is an assistant professor at the International Institute and Center for Social Medicine and Humanities at UCLA and the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Kalofonos. Biological Citizenship — A 53-Year-Old Man with Schizoaffective Disorder and PTSD Applying for Supplemental Security Income. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1985-1989.
Nov 13, 2019 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Kevin De Cock on the research and public health benefits of autopsies and other forms of postmortem investigation.
Dr. Kevin De Cock is the Kenya country director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.M. De Cock, E. Zielinski-Gutiérrez, and S.B. Lucas. Learning from the Dead. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1889-1891.
Nov 6, 2019 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Fralick on contributors — and proposed solutions — to high insulin prices in the United States.
Dr. Michael Fralick is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a general internist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Fralick and A.S. Kesselheim. The U.S. Insulin Crisis — Rationing a Lifesaving Medication Discovered in the 1920s. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1793-1795.
Oct 30, 2019 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Caleb Gardner on the limitations of an increasing focus on biologic knowledge in psychiatry.
Dr. Caleb Gardner is a psychiatrist who recently completed his residency at Cambridge Health Alliance. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Gardner and A. Kleinman. Medicine and the Mind — The Consequences of Psychiatry’s Identity Crisis. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1697-1699.
Oct 23, 2019 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lakshmi Ganapathi on threats to medical deferred action.
Dr. Lakshmi Ganapathi is an attending physician in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Nephrology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Ganapathi and Others. Medical Deferred Action — Living on Borrowed Time. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1601-1603.
Oct 16, 2019 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Yogesh Jain on the production of medical evidence that can benefit people in lower-resource settings.
Dr. Yogesh Jain is a public health physician at Jan Swasthya Sahyog in India. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Chowdhury and Others. Democratizing Evidence Production — A 51-Year-Old Man with Sudden Onset of Dense Hemiparesis. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1501-1505.
Oct 9, 2019 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stacie Dusetzina on three proposals for redesigning the Medicare Part D prescription-drug benefit.
Dr. Stacie Dusetzina is an associate professor of health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.B. Dusetzina, N.L. Keating, and H.A. Huskamp. Proposals to Redesign Medicare Part D — Easing the Burden of Rising Drug Prices. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1401-1404.
Oct 2, 2019 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Tara Sklar on recent state laws creating prescription-drug affordability boards.
Dr. Tara Sklar is a professor of health law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Sklar and C. Robertson. Affordability Boards — The States’ New Fix for Drug Pricing. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1301-1303.
Sep 25, 2019 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Benard Dreyer on government policies and actions that build on a legacy of antiimmigrant sentiment in the United States.
Dr. Benard Dreyer is a professor of pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B.P. Dreyer. Sustained Animus toward Latino Immigrants — Deadly Consequences for Children and Families. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1196-1198.
