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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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NEJM Interview: Daniel Sulmasy on the role of spirituality in patient care.

Daniel Sulmasy is director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Philosophy at Georgetown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.P. Sulmasy. Physicians, Spirituality, and Compassionate Patient Care. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1061-1063.

8m
Mar 20
NEJM Interview: Dhruv Khullar on the trend of hospital acquisition of physician practices in the United States.

Dhruv Khullar is an assistant professor of medicine and of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Khullar, L.P. Casalino, and A.M. Bond. Vertical Integration and the Transformation of American Medicine. N Engl J Med 2024;390:965-967.

8m
Mar 13
NEJM Interview: José Rodríguez on an intervention aimed at recruiting a diverse class into a family medicine residency program.

José Rodríguez is a tenured professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the associate vice president for health equity, diversity, and inclusion at University of Utah Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.E. Rodríguez and K. Stoesser. Transforming Diversity of a Family Medicine Residency Program. N Engl J Med 2024;390:773-775.

17m
Feb 28
NEJM Interview: Ilya Golovaty on platforms offering direct-to-consumer prescribing of medications for weight management.

Ilya Golovaty is an acting assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Golovaty and S. Hagan. Direct-to-Consumer Platforms for New Antiobesity Medications — Concerns and Potential Opportunities. N Engl J Med 2024;390:677-680.

15m
Feb 21
NEJM Interview: Dave Chokshi on ethical issues faced by safety-net health systems in the United States.

Dave Chokshi is a professor at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York and a physician at Bellevue Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Chokshi and F.P. Cerise. Ethical Issues in Providing Care in Safety-Net Health Systems. N Engl J Med 2024;390:581-584.

11m
Feb 14
NEJM Interview: David Higgins on public confidence in the value of childhood vaccines and the importance of combating misinformation about vaccination.

David Higgins is a research fellow and investigator at the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science and a general academic pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Higgins and S.T. O’Leary. The Risks of Normalizing Parental Vaccine Hesitancy. N Engl J Med 2024;390:485-487.

6m
Feb 07
NEJM Interview: Andrew Lea on how experience with a 1970s computerized diagnostic program can inform efforts to implement machine-learning prediction models in medicine.

Andrew Lea is a resident physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Lea and D.S. Jones. Mind the Gap — Machine Learning, Dataset Shift, and History in the Age of Clinical Algorithms. N Engl J Med 2024;390:293-295.

8m
Jan 24
Not Otherwise Specified

The Quiet Revolution in Medical Training. In Season 2 of the NEJM podcast “Not Otherwise Specified” (NOS), host Lisa Rosenbaum delves into multiple facets of a burgeoning revolution in medical training. In discussions with a diverse group of trainees, educators, and experts on evolving cultural norms, Lisa explores the effects of the Covid pandemic, societal changes in attitudes toward work, trainee unionization, clashes of generational philosophies, the well-being movement, and other key strands of the rapidly changing fabric of medical culture.

4m
Jan 24
NEJM Interview: Thomas Gallagher on historical and current ethical approaches to responding to harmful medical errors.

Thomas Gallagher is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T.H. Gallagher and A. Kachalia. Responding to Medical Errors — Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm. N Engl J Med 2024;390:193-197.

17m
Jan 17
NEJM Interview: Joseph Friedman on increases in drug-related mortality among adolescents and approaches to overdose prevention.

Joseph Friedman is a medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA who has a Ph.D. in social medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Friedman and S.E. Hadland. The Overdose Crisis among U.S. Adolescents. N Engl J Med 2024;390:97-100.

10m
Jan 10
NEJM Interview: Crystal Cené on the potential benefits, particularly for Black birthing people, of partnerships between perinatal care providers and community-based doulas.

Crystal Cené is chief administrative officer for health justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and associate chief medical officer for health equity at UC San Diego Health, a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Pressley Byrd and Others. Community-Based Doulas — Can Clinicians Share Power to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes? N Engl J Med 2023;389:2405-2407.

14m
Dec 27, 2023
NEJM Interview: Bernard Lo on the evolution of the ethical and legal framework for making medical decisions for patients who lack decision-making capacity.

Bernard Lo is a professor of medicine emeritus and director of the Program in Medical Ethics emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. Deciding for Patients Who Have Lost Decision-Making Capacity — Finding Common Ground in Medical Ethics. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2309-2312.

10m
Dec 20, 2023
NEJM Interview: Laura Stark on the history of rules governing human-subjects research and potential lessons for the regulation of artificial intelligence.

Laura Stark is an associate professor at the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Stark. Medicine’s Lessons for AI Regulation. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2213-2215.

10m
Dec 13, 2023
Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime Time? — ITT Episode 22

This podcast episode examines the need for and promise of xenotransplantation, considering first the plight of patients and then the progress being made by researchers. . Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime Time? N Engl J Med 2023;389:e49.

23m
Dec 06, 2023
NEJM Interview: Robert Yeh on delays between FDA authorization and Medicare coverage of new medical devices and proposed reforms to current systems.

Robert Yeh is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.T. Kadakia, D.B. Kramer, and R.W. Yeh. Coverage for Emerging Technologies — Bridging Regulatory Approval and Patient Access. N Engl J Med 2023;389:2021-2024.

9m
Nov 29, 2023
NEJM Interview: Hao Yu on a new Tennessee law that expands practice opportunities for some international medical graduates.

Hao Yu is an associate professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Ramesh, M. Horvitz-Lennon, and H. Yu. Opening the Door Wider to International Medical Graduates — The Significance of a New Tennessee Law. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1925-1928.

8m
Nov 22, 2023
NEJM Interview: Nelson Wandera on an outbreak of Rift Valley fever virus in Uganda and an approach aimed at advancing surveillance, treatment, and research.

Nelson Wandera is a physician in the infectious disease unit at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Wandera and Others. Rift Valley Fever — The Need for an Integrated Response. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1829-1832.

13m
Nov 15, 2023
NEJM Interview: Mason Marks on draft guidance on psychedelics research.

Mason Marks is a professor at the Florida State University College of Law and the senior fellow and project lead of the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie–Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Marks and I.G. Cohen. How Should the FDA Evaluate Psychedelic Medicine? N Engl J Med 2023;389:1733-1735.

17m
Nov 08, 2023
NEJM Interview: David Grabowski on a proposed federal rule mandating a specific minimum-staffing standard for U.S. nursing homes.

David Grabowski is a professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.C. Grabowski and J.R. Bowblis. Minimum-Staffing Rules for U.S. Nursing Homes — Opportunities and Challenges. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1637-1640.

9m
Nov 01, 2023
NEJM Interview: Kekoa Taparra on the Lāhainā fires and persistent threats to community recovery.

Kekoa Taparra is a postdoctoral medical fellow and resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Taparra, M.-.-.-. Purdy, and K.L. Raphael. From Ashes to Action — Indigenous Health Perspectives on the Lāhainā Fires. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1543-1545.

9m
Oct 25, 2023
NEJM Interview: Peter Hotez on concerns that yellow fever could return to the southern United States.

Peter Hotez is a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. P.J. Hotez and A.D. LaBeaud. Yellow Jack’s Potential Return to the American South. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1445-1447.

8m
Oct 18, 2023
NEJM Interview: Joelle Abi-Rached on the social, political, economic, and ethical factors that go into a decision to declare that a public health crisis is over.

Joelle Abi-Rached is a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Abi-Rached and A.M. Brandt. Do Pandemics Ever End? N Engl J Med 2023;389:1349-1351.

14m
Oct 11, 2023
NEJM Interview: Rosemary Sokas on the risk of heat-related illness among U.S. workers as temperatures increase.

Rosemary Sokas is a professor of human science at the Georgetown School of Health and a professor of family medicine at the Georgetown School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.K. Sokas and E. Senay. Preventing Heat-Related Illness among Outdoor Workers — Opportunities for Clinicians and Policymakers. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1253-1256.

14m
Oct 04, 2023
NEJM Interview: Atheendar Venkataramani on affirmative action and how hope and opportunity can affect health and well-being.

Atheendar Venkataramani is an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine and director of the Opportunity for Health Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Venkataramani. Affirmative Action, Population Health, and the Importance of Opportunity and Hope. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1157-1159.

8m
Sep 27, 2023
NEJM Interview: Steven Woloshin on an updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation regarding the starting age for mammography screening.

Steven Woloshin is a professor of medicine and the director of the Center for Medicine and the Media at the Dartmouth Institute and a member of the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Woloshin and Others. The New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations — A Dissenting View. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1061-1064.

6m
Sep 20, 2023
NEJM Interview: Erin Fuse Brown on the role of corporate-practice-of-medicine laws in a changing health care environment.

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. J.M. Zhu, H. Rooke-Ley, and E. Fuse Brown. A Doctrine in Name Only — Strengthening Prohibitions against the Corporate Practice of Medicine. N Engl J Med 2023;389:965-968.

6m
Sep 13, 2023
NEJM Interview: Salim Abdool Karim on a National Institutes of Health policy that will add new requirements for foreign subrecipients of funding.

Salim Abdool Karim is a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Columbia University, director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, and a member of the Journal’s editorial board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.I. Ko and Others. Threatening the Future of Global Health — NIH Policy Changes on International Research Collaborations. N Engl J Med 2023;389:869-871.

8m
Sep 06, 2023
NEJM Interview: Ashish Jha on an investment by the Biden administration in the development of next-generation vaccines and treatments for SARS-CoV-2.

Ashish Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and the former White House Covid-19 response coordinator. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. X. Becerra and A. Jha. Project NextGen — Defeating SARS-CoV-2 and Preparing for the Next Pandemic. N Engl J Med 2023;389:773-775.

9m
Aug 30, 2023
NEJM Interview: Valerie Montgomery Rice on opportunities for achieving a diverse student body and workforce after the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action.

Valerie Montgomery Rice is the President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.W. Yancy and Others. The Supreme Court and the Importance of Diversity in Medicine. N Engl J Med 2023;389:677-679.

11m
Aug 23, 2023
NEJM Interview: Catherine Godfrey on addressing mental health programming gaps for people living with HIV in Africa.

Catherine Godfrey is the senior technical advisor for adult treatment at the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Godfrey and J. Nkengasong. Prioritizing Mental Health in the HIV/AIDS Response in Africa. N Engl J Med 2023;389:581-583.

5m
Aug 16, 2023