NEJM Interviews
NEJM Group
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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Apr 18, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the context of emerging infectious diseases.
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. H.D. Marston, C.I. Paules, and A.S. Fauci. Monoclonal Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases - Borrowing from History. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1469-72.
Apr 11, 2018 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on HHS’s new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division and polarized rhetoric about abortion.
Dr. Lisa Harris is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.H. Harris. Divisions, New and Old - Conscience and Religious Freedom at HHS. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1369-71.
Apr 4, 2018 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on physician payment under MACRA and efforts to improve health care outcomes and value.
Dr. Gail Wilensky is a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Will MACRA Improve Physician Reimbursement? N Engl J Med 2018;378:1269-71.
Mar 28, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jake Liang on the increasing spread of hepatitis C virus associated with injection-drug use.
Dr. Jake Liang is chief of the Liver Diseases Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Liang and J.W. Ward. Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1169-71.
Mar 21, 2018 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gayatri Devi on assessment and support for physicians with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Gayatri Devi is the director of Park Avenue Neurology and a clinical professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Devi. Alzheimer’s Disease in Physicians - Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1073-5.
Mar 14, 2018 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox on alternative payment models and disincentives for treating high-risk patients.
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox is an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.E. Joynt Maddox. Financial Incentives and Vulnerable Populations - Will Alternative Payment Models Help or Hurt? N Engl J Med 2018;378:977-9.
Mar 7, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. John Balmes on the potential health effects of recent wildfires in California.
Dr. John Balmes is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.R. Balmes. Where There’s Wildfire, There’s Smoke. N Engl J Med 2018;378:881-3.
Feb 28, 2018 • 6min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Douglas Opel on legal issues surrounding the enforcement of influenza-vaccination requirements for health care workers.
Dr. Douglas Opel is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Opel, J.A. Sonne, and M.M. Mello. Vaccination without Litigation - Addressing Religious Objections to Hospital Influenza-Vaccination Mandates. N Engl J Med 2018;378:785-8.
Feb 21, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on lessons for health care from behavioral economics and other fields.
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. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Avorn. The Psychology of Clinical Decision Making - Implications for Medication Use. N Engl J Med 2018;378:689-91.
Feb 14, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on the proposed merger of CVS and Aetna.
Dr. Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny. Does CVS–Aetna Spell the End of Business as Usual? N Engl J Med 2018;378:593-5.
