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. Yngvild Olsen on Zohydro, other opioids, and the epidemic of addiction.
28/05/2014 Duration: 16minDr. Yngvild Olsen is the medical director for the Institutes for Behavior Resources and REACH Health Services in Baltimore. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Olsen and J.M. Sharfstein. Chronic Pain, Addiction, and Zohydro. N Engl J Med 2014;370:2061-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Mette Kalager on the Swiss Medical Board’s recommendation to phase out routine mammography screening.
21/05/2014 Duration: 08minDr. Mette Kalager is a general surgeon, breast-cancer surgeon, and researcher at Telemark Hospital in Norway and a visiting scientist in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Biller-Andorno and P. Juni. Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1965-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Chin Jou on a century of obesity research and treatment.
14/05/2014 Duration: 12minDr. Chin Jou is a lecturer in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Jou. History of Medicine: The Biology and Genetics of Obesity - A Century of Inquiries. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1874-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Kelly Brownell on the FDA's proposed ban on artificial trans fats and the future of U.S. food regulation.
07/05/2014 Duration: 08minKelly Brownell is the Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.D. Brownell, J.L. Pomeranz. The Trans-Fat Ban - Food Regulation and Long-Term Health. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1773-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Klompas on the apparent increase in sepsis rates and the problematic mandates for sepsis care.
30/04/2014 Duration: 11minDr. Michael Klompas is an Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Rhee, S. Gohil, and M. Klompas. Regulatory Mandates for Sepsis Care - Reasons for Caution. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1673-6.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Erin Fox on critical national drug shortages and what can be done to prevent them.
23/04/2014 Duration: 10minDr. Erin Fox is the Director of the Drug Information Service at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Hick and Others. Rationing Salt Water - Disaster Planning and Daily Care Delivery. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1573-6.
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NEJM Interview: Drs. Robert Kocher and Bryan Roberts on a proposal for changes to the drug development and approval processes.
16/04/2014 Duration: 13minDrs. Robert Kocher and Bryan Roberts are partners at Venrock, a venture capital firm. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Kocher and B. Roberts. The Calculus of Cures. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1473-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Raymond Chung on the science behind evolving treatments for hepatitis C and progress toward a cure.
10/04/2014 Duration: 16minDr. Raymond Chung is the Vice Chief of the Gastrointestinal Unit and Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.T. Chung and T.F. Baumert. Curing Chronic Hepatitis C - The Arc of a Medical Triumph. N Engl J Med 2014. DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1400986.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Pieter Cohen on unsafe dietary supplements and ways for physicians and agencies to share information about them.
02/04/2014 Duration: 09minDr. Pieter Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A. Cohen. Hazards of Hindsight - Monitoring the Safety of Nutritional Supplements. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1277-80.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Allan Detsky on the ACGME rules about resident supervision and the need for graded autonomy in medical education.
19/03/2014 Duration: 14minDr. Allan Detsky is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and A.S. Detsky. Becoming a Physician: Graded Autonomy in Medical Education - Managing Things That Go Bump in the Night. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1086-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Eileen Reynolds on the ACGME's review of clinical learning environments and its goals for residency programs.
12/03/2014 Duration: 11minDr. Eileen Reynolds is the Residency Program Director in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Nasca, K.B. Weiss, and J.P. Bagian. Improving Clinical Learning Environments for Tomorrow's Physicians. N Engl J Med 2014;370:991-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Ecker on the recent Marlise Muñoz case and its legal, ethical, and clinical implications.
05/03/2014 Duration: 11minDr. Jeffrey Ecker is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Obstetrical Clinical Research and Quality Assurance at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Ecker. Death in Pregnancy - An American Tragedy. N Engl J Med 2014;370:889-91.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Timothy Uyeki on the current influenza season and interventions for preventing and controlling influenza.
26/02/2014 Duration: 16minDr. Timothy Uyeki is a medical epidemiologist in the Influenza Division of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.M. Uyeki. Preventing and Controlling Influenza with Available Interventions. N Engl J Med 2014;370:789-91.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Reuben on the emergence of hospital-dependent patients and its clinical and ethical implications.
19/02/2014 Duration: 09minDr. David Reuben is the Director of the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and of the UCLA Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. Reuben and M.E. Tinetti. The Hospital-Dependent Patient. N Engl J Med 2014;370:694-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Nancy Morden on the Choosing Wisely campaign and the pathway to reducing use of low-value services.
12/02/2014 Duration: 10minDr. Nancy Morden is an associate professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.E. Morden and Others. Choosing Wisely - The Politics and Economics of Labeling Low-Value Services. N Engl J Med 2014;370:589-92.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the need for an HIV vaccine and the advances that will help fulfill that need.
05/02/2014 Duration: 18minDr. Anthony Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Fauci and H.D. Marston. Ending AIDS - Is an HIV Vaccine Necessary? N Engl J Med 2014;370:495-8.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jon Kingsdale on the rollout of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces and expectations for their benefits.
29/01/2014 Duration: 16minDr. Jon Kingsdale is the Director of the Boston office of the Wakely Consulting Group and the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Kingsdale. After the False Start - What Can We Expect from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces? N Engl J Med 2014;370:393-6.
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NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.
22/01/2014 Duration: 13minMr. Matthew Myers is the President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Fairchild, R. Bayer, and J. Colgrove. Renormalization of Smoking? E-Cigarettes and the Tobacco "Endgame." N Engl J Med 2014;370:293-5. J.P. Winickoff, M. Gottlieb, and M.M. Mello. Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come. N Engl J Med 2014;370:295-7. M.C. Fiore, S.A. Schroeder, and T.B. Baker. Smoke, the Chief Killer - Strategies for Targeting Combustible Tobacco Use. N Engl J Med 2014;370:297-9.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on laws that restrict women's rights, especially in pregnancy and contraception.
15/01/2014 Duration: 14minProf. R. Alta Charo is a Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Physicians and the (Woman's) Body Politic. N Engl J Med 2014;370:193-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on proposed legislation to replace Medicare's physician-payment formula.
08/01/2014 Duration: 11minDr. Gail Wilensky is an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Improving Value in Medicare with an SGR Fix. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1-3.