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: Prof. Wendy Mariner on state laws that regulate physicians’ speech and behavior in the context of abortion.
01/04/2015 Duration: 07minWendy Mariner is a professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W.K. Mariner and G.J. Annas. Informed Consent and the First Amendment. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1285-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Benjamin Sommers on the potential effects on the health care system of President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration.
25/03/2015 Duration: 09minBenjamin Sommers is an assistant professor of health policy and economics at the Harvard School of Public Health and an assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.D. Sommers and W.E. Parmet. Health Care for Immigrants - Implications of Obama’s Executive Action. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1187-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Mary Bassett on factors contributing to poorer health outcomes among black Americans and what physicians can do to reduce racial disparities.
18/03/2015 Duration: 07minMary Bassett is commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.T. Bassett. #BlackLivesMatter - A Challenge to the Medical and Public Health Communities. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1085-7.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Robert MacCoun on the marketing of marijuana edibles and the risks posed by legalizing retail marijuana.
18/03/2015 Duration: 07minRobert MacCoun is a professor at Stanford Law School and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.J. MacCoun and M.M. Mello. Half-Baked - The Retail Promotion of Marijuana Edibles. N Engl J Med 2015;372:989-91.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Barak Richman on hospital mergers and the decision in the Partners HealthCare case.
04/03/2015 Duration: 14minBarak Richman is a professor at Duke University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.E. Herzlinger, B.D. Richman, and K.A. Schulman. Market-Based Solutions to Antitrust Threats - The Rejection of the Partners Settlement. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1501782.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Francis Collins on what to expect from the recently announced Precision Medicine Initiative.
25/02/2015 Duration: 10minFrancis Collins is Director of the National Institutes of Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. F.S. Collins and H. Varmus. A New Initiative on Precision Medicine. N Engl J Med 2015;372:793-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Ubel on the influence of insurance-exchange website design on consumers' choices.
18/02/2015 Duration: 08minPeter Ubel is a professor of business, public policy, and medicine at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A. Ubel, D.A. Comerford, and E. Johnson. Healthcare.gov 3.0 - Behavioral Economics and Insurance Exchanges. N Engl J Med 2015;372:695-8.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Priscilla Slanetz on legislation on breast density and supplemental breast-cancer screening.
11/02/2015 Duration: 12minPriscilla Slanetz is an associate professor of radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.J. Slanetz, P.E. Freer, and R.L. Birdwell. Breast-Density Legislation - Practical Considerations. N Engl J Med 2015;372:593-5.
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NEJM Interview: Steven Lewis on health care in Canada and the challenges facing a fragmented system.
04/02/2015 Duration: 10minSteven Lewis is the president of Access Consulting in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Lewis. A System in Name Only - Access, Variation, and Reform in Canada’s Provinces. N Engl J Med 2015;372:497-500.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Perri Klass on experiencing weekends in the hospital from a patient’s point of view.
28/01/2015 Duration: 10minPerri Klass is a professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P. Klass. Death Takes a Weekend. N Engl J Med 2015;372:402-5.
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NEJM Interview: Lynne Wilkinson on a community-based strategy to promote HIV treatment adherence in South Africa.
21/01/2015 Duration: 07minLynne Wilkinson is the field coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.W. Campion. Treating Millions for HIV - The Adherence Clubs of Khayelitsha. N Engl J Med 2015;372:301-3. T. Ellman. Demedicalizing AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Africa. N Engl J Med 2015;372:303-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Drazen on the IOM proposal for the sharing of patient data from clinical trials.
14/01/2015 Duration: 09minJeffrey Drazen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Drazen. Sharing Individual Patient Data from Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2015;372:201-2.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Steven Weinberger on the pros and cons of the new Maintenance of Certification standards.
07/01/2015 Duration: 11minSteven Weinberger is Executive Vice President and CEO of the American College of Physicians. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.B. Irons and L.M. Nora. Maintenance of Certification 2.0 - Strong Start, Continued Evolution. N Engl J Med 2015;372:104-6. P.S. Teirstein. Boarded to Death - Why Maintenance of Certification Is Bad for Doctors and Patients. N Engl J Med 2015;372:106-8.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on what the midterm election results mean for the future of the Affordable Care Act.
24/12/2014 Duration: 08minJonathan Oberlander is a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Unraveling Obamacare - Can Congress and the Supreme Court Undo Health Care Reform? N Engl J Med 2014;371:2445-7.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on Medicaid payments, physician participation, and access to care.
17/12/2014 Duration: 17minSara Rosenbaum is a professor of Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Rosenbaum. Medicaid Payments and Access to Care. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2345-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Lindsey Baden on the state of the ongoing Ebola epidemic and progress on vaccines and treatments.
10/12/2014 Duration: 09minLindsey Baden is director of clinical research in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Kanapathipillai and Others. Ebola Vaccine - An Urgent International Priority. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2249-51.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Cassel on the lessons of past performance-measurement efforts and promising future directions.
03/12/2014 Duration: 13minChristine Cassel is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.K. Cassel and Others. Getting More Performance from Performance Measurement. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2145-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Brian Strom on the first year of experience with GlaxoSmithKline’s data-sharing initiative.
26/11/2014 Duration: 10minBrian Strom is chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and a member of the independent review panel assessing the data requests. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.L. Strom, M. Buyse, J. Hughes, and B.M. Knoppers. Data Sharing, Year 1 - Access to Data from Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2052-4.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jason Schwartz on the past, present, and future of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
19/11/2014 Duration: 14minJason Schwartz is a research associate in bioethics at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Schwartz and A. Mahmoud. History of Medicine: A Half-Century of Prevention - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1953-6.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal on nutrition, childhood obesity, and the battle over school-lunch standards.
12/11/2014 Duration: 07minJennifer Woo Baidal is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and the MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Woo Baidal and E.M. Taveras. Protecting Progress against Childhood Obesity - The National School Lunch Program. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1862-5.