Synopsis
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Audio interview RSS feed. NEJM (http://www.nejm.org) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
Episodes
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Philip Landrigan on health concerns associated with genetically modified crops and the herbicides used on them.
19/08/2015 Duration: 07minDr. Philip Landrigan is dean for global health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.J. Landrigan and C. Benbrook. GMOs, Herbicides, and Public Health. N Engl J Med 2015;373:693-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on strategies for testing new ideas in health care quickly and efficiently.
12/08/2015 Duration: 11minDr. David Asch is executive director of the Center for Health Care Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Asch and R. Rosin. Innovation as Discipline, Not Fad. N Engl J Med 2015;373:592-4.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on why the heightened focus on precision medicine misses the point when it comes to public health.
05/08/2015 Duration: 10minDr. 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 Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Bayer and S. Galea. Public Health in the Precision-Medicine Era. N Engl J Med 2015;373:499-501.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Steffanie Strathdee on needle-exchange policies and the recent HIV outbreak in rural Indiana.
29/07/2015 Duration: 06minDr. Steffanie Strathdee is associate dean of global health sciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.A. Strathdee and C. Beyrer. Threading the Needle - How to Stop the HIV Outbreak in Rural Indiana. N Engl J Med 2015;373:397-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Stanley Plotkin on a strategy for stimulating and supporting global vaccine research.
22/07/2015 Duration: 09minStanley Plotkin is an emeritus professor of the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.A. Plotkin, A.A.F. Mahmoud, and J. Farrar. Establishing a Global Vaccine-Development Fund. N Engl J Med 2015;373:297-300.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Amy Kapczynski on provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that could affect access to drugs in the United States and abroad.
15/07/2015 Duration: 17minAmy Kapczynski is a professor of law at Yale Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Kapczynski. The Trans-Pacific Partnership - Is It Bad for Your Health? N Engl J Med 2015;373:201-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Joshua Sharfstein on the process of approving new sunscreen ingredients for marketing in the United States.
08/07/2015 Duration: 08minJoshua Sharfstein is associate dean for public health practice and training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Sharfstein. A Spotlight on Sunscreen Regulation. N Engl J Med 2015;373:101-3.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Ted Kaptchuk on the outlook for harnessing the benefits of placebo effects in medicine.
01/07/2015 Duration: 12minTed Kaptchuk is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Kaptchuk and F.G. Miller. Placebo Effects in Medicine. N Engl J Med 2015;373:8-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on the 21st Century Cures Act’s potential implications for drug development and safety.
24/06/2015 Duration: 08minJerry 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 and A.S. Kesselheim. The 21st Century Cures Act - Will It Take Us Back in Time? N Engl J Med 2015;372:2473-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Aaron Kesselheim on the challenges of bringing follow-on biologic drugs to the market.
17/06/2015 Duration: 12minAaron Kesselheim is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Sarpatwari, J. Avorn, and A.S. Kesselheim. Progress and Hurdles for Follow-on Biologics. N Engl J Med 2015;372:2380-2.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Dhruv Khullar on uses of behavioral economics concepts in modifying physicians’ behavior under value-based health care models.
10/06/2015 Duration: 09minDhruv Khullar is a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Khullar and Others. Behavioral Economics and Physician Compensation - Promise and Challenges. N Engl J Med 2015;372:2281-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Neel Shah on new guidelines from the United Kingdom on the safety of midwife-guided deliveries.
03/06/2015 Duration: 07minNeel Shah is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate faculty at Ariadne Labs for Health Systems Innovation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Shah. A NICE Delivery - The Cross-Atlantic Divide over Treatment Intensity in Childbirth. N Engl J Med 2015;372:2181-3.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Leemore Dafny on ways of producing health care mergers that are good for both patients and providers.
27/05/2015 Duration: 07minLeemore Dafny is a professor of management and strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny and T.H. Lee. The Good Merger. N Engl J Med 2015;372:2077-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Henry Aaron on new legislation that reforms physician reimbursement under Medicare.
20/05/2015 Duration: 13minHenry Aaron is a senior fellow in the economic studies program at the Brookings Institution. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H.J. Aaron. Three Cheers for Logrolling - The Demise of the SGR. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1977-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on a new estimate of the cost of bringing a drug to market.
13/05/2015 Duration: 12minJerry 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 $2.6 Billion Pill - Methodologic and Policy Considerations. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1877-9.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on a Republican proposal for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, which would restructure Medicaid.
06/05/2015 Duration: 10minSara Rosenbaum is a professor of health law and policy at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Rosenbaum and T. Westmoreland. Restructuring Medicaid as Block Grants - Unconstitutional Coercion? N Engl J Med 2015;372:1785-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on a strategic approach to value for health care organizations seeking to compete in the current market.
29/04/2015 Duration: 07minThomas Lee is a professor at Harvard Medical School and the chief medical officer of Press Ganey. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.E. Porter and T.H. Lee. Why Strategy Matters Now. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1681-4.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. John McDonough on Vermont’s attempt to implement a single-payer health care system - and why it failed.
22/04/2015 Duration: 14minJohn McDonough is a professor of public health practice and director of the Center for Executive and Continuing Professional Education at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.E. McDonough. The Demise of Vermont’s Single-Payer Plan. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1584-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Vin Gupta on a medication-adherence program to address latent tuberculosis in Seattle’s homeless population.
15/04/2015 Duration: 08minVin Gupta is a fellow in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. V. Gupta and Others. Tuberculosis among the Homeless - Preventing Another Outbreak through Community Action. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1483-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Nicole Lurie on the lessons learned from the Ebola epidemic and how to prepare for future global disease threats.
08/04/2015 Duration: 14minNicole Lurie is the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Gates. The Next Epidemic - Lessons from Ebola. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1381-4.