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.
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kimberly Mutcherson on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and states’ power to determine when life begins.
12 mins; January 25, 2023
Weighing the Protective Value of Covid-19 Infection
20 mins; January 18, 2023
NEJM Interview: Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad on the association between social connection and health.
10 mins; January 18, 2023
Covid-19 Vaccines and New Viral Variants
19 mins; January 11, 2023
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Ansell and Redia Holman on an approach for health care institutions to build community health and wealth.
17 mins; January 11, 2023
The Expanding Arsenal of Oral Agents to Treat Covid-19
17 mins; January 04, 2023
NEJM Interview: Prof. Michelle Mello on Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra and its potential implications.
10 mins; January 04, 2023
NEJM Interview: Dr. Armand Sprecher on the importance of mutual understanding in outbreak control, focusing on a recent outbreak of Sudan virus disease.
6 mins; December 28, 2022
Potential Covid Vaccine Strategies
21 mins; December 21, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sabrina Corlette on the history of the U.S. health insurance system and persistent coverage and affordability challenges.
9 mins; December 21, 2022
NEJM AI Grand Rounds
1 min; December 21, 2022
Applying New Studies of Mpox and Ebola to Covid-19
21 mins; December 14, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Blumenthal on a new federal rule that requires health care providers and other entities to share patient information.
16 mins; December 14, 2022
Covid-19 and Health Equity
43 mins; December 07, 2022
NEJM Interview: Robert Shireman on policy changes allowing accreditation of for-profit medical schools in the United States
8 mins; December 07, 2022
Five Disease Outbreaks beyond Covid-19
20 mins; November 30, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the evolution of the field of infectious diseases during his tenure at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
15 mins; November 30, 2022
Making Choices about Covid-19
23 mins; November 23, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sharona Hoffman on laws protecting patients’ health information.
8 mins; November 23, 2022
The FDA and Covid-19 Vaccines
37 mins; November 16, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ateev Mehrotra on federal pandemic-era telemedicine policies and research that could help inform permanent regulations.
9 mins; November 16, 2022
Masking and Covid-19
18 mins; November 09, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Mark Pallansch on an outbreak of imported poliovirus in the United States.
11 mins; November 09, 2022
Caring for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19
27 mins; November 02, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Srijan Sen on the current emphasis on distinguishing burnout from depression and possible unintended consequences for physician well-being.
6 mins; November 02, 2022
Assessing the Effect of Vaccination and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection
15 mins; October 26, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Studdert on the U.S. malpractice system and its effects on medical decision making.
10 mins; October 26, 2022
Covid-19: Where Are We Heading?
27 mins; October 19, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stacie Dusetzina on the potential effects of new legislation on spending on prescription drugs.
11 mins; October 19, 2022
Developing New Covid-19 Vaccines
21 mins; October 12, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Rahul Gupta on strategies for promoting use of medication for opioid use disorder.
9 mins; October 12, 2022
Infectious Disease in Africa
43 mins; October 05, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Michael Ulrich on the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and its implications for public health.
12 mins; October 05, 2022
Assessing Bivalent Vaccines against Covid-19
16 mins; September 28, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. James Garbarino on the effects of exposure to gun violence on child and adolescent development.
10 mins; September 28, 2022
Can Vaccines Prevent Transmission of Covid-19?
14 mins; September 21, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Nathan Cortez on legal and regulatory systems designed to prevent avoidable medical errors in the United States.
8 mins; September 21, 2022
Developing Mucosal Immunity to Covid-19
17 mins; September 14, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Sonja Rasmussen on protecting pregnant people and babies from climate-change–related harm.
9 mins; September 14, 2022
Rolling Out New Covid-19 Vaccines
20 mins; September 07, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on the conflict between EMTALA and restrictive state abortion laws.
15 mins; September 07, 2022
Covid-19 and the WHO
33 mins; August 31, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Perakslis on cybersecurity threats to patients and health care systems.
8 mins; August 31, 2022
Choosing an Antiviral to Treat Covid-19
19 mins; August 24, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Arthur Derse on the duties that physicians owe their patients and challenges to the physician–patient relationship.
10 mins; August 24, 2022
Responding to Monkeypox
31 mins; August 17, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivek Murthy on approaches to supporting well-being among health workers.
13 mins; August 17, 2022
Combating Covid-19 Today and Tomorrow
19 mins; August 10, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Timothy Jost on litigation challenging the consideration of race and ethnicity in the allocation of scarce Covid-19 treatments.
8 mins; August 10, 2022
Updated Covid-19 Vaccines and a Look at Monkeypox
20 mins; August 03, 2022
Reinventing the Research Infrastructure to Address Covid-19
27 mins; July 27, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Erin Fuse Brown on the history of health law in the United States and potential future directions for the field.
13 mins; July 27, 2022
A Look at the U.S. Government’s Covid-19 Strategy
35 mins; July 20, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Vinay Rathi on the medical device user-fee program and strategies for supporting device safety and innovation.
10 mins; July 20, 2022
Covid-19 Vaccines and the FDA
30 mins; July 13, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Rishi Wadhera on the inequitable effects of value-based payment programs and a new model meant to respond to equity concerns.
11 mins; July 13, 2022
Designing the Next Covid-19 Vaccine
26 mins; July 06, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Baron on the role of certifying boards in addressing the problem of false information on social media.
7 mins; July 06, 2022
How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children?
17 mins; June 29, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ankur Pandya on rigorously assessing the costs and benefits of various policy options for combating Covid-19.
12 mins; June 29, 2022
Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19
17 mins; June 22, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ismail Jatoi on factors that have contributed to higher breast-cancer mortality among Black women than White women in the United States.
8 mins; June 22, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lauren Thaxton on the adverse effects on patients, physicians, and trainees of the new Texas abortion law.
11 mins; June 21, 2022
Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies
25 mins; June 15, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Lisa Heinzerling on West Virginia v. EPA and how the Supreme Court evaluates environmental and public health actions by federal agencies.
8 mins; June 15, 2022
Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19
19 mins; June 08, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on a new approach for bringing down insulin prices in the United States.
7 mins; June 08, 2022
Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2
22 mins; June 01, 2022
Waning Immunity against Covid-19
13 mins; May 25, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Samuels on overdose-prevention centers and federal policy.
12 mins; May 25, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Pierson on the implications of recent efforts to transplant pig organs into humans.
9 mins; May 18, 2022
Audio of Perspective Roundtable on Long-Term Care in the United States
49 mins; May 13, 2022
Forecasting the Future of Covid
30 mins; May 11, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on health care successes and struggles under the Biden administration.
8 mins; May 11, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on preparing for the effects on patients and trainees of the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.
17 mins; May 10, 2022
Do We Need New Covid-19 Vaccines?
19 mins; May 04, 2022
NEJM Interview: Kushal Kadakia on the 21st Century Cures Act, Cures 2.0, and lessons from Covid-19 for medical product development.
11 mins; May 04, 2022
Communicating Covid-19 Science
33 mins; April 27, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Abigail Friedman on policy approaches to combating adolescent vaping and helping adult smokers quit.
10 mins; April 27, 2022
The Effects of Covid-19 on Children
22 mins; April 20, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lois Lee on reductions in deaths from motor vehicle crashes among children and young adults and increases in firearm-related deaths.
7 mins; April 20, 2022
Do the Tobacco Wars Offer Any Lessons for the Vaccine Wars?
25 mins; April 13, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Hilary Seligman on reforming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to reduce food insecurity in the United States.
11 mins; April 13, 2022
Do We Need a Fourth Dose of Covid Vaccine?
22 mins; April 06, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Vikas Saini on the Choosing Wisely campaign and approaches for addressing low-value care.
14 mins; April 06, 2022
Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccination in Children
15 mins; March 30, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Christopher Robertson on the outcomes and implications of cases in which patients sued hospitals for access to ivermectin.
6 mins; March 30, 2022
Covid-19 — Why We Publish What We Do
21 mins; March 23, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jorge Rodriguez on new U.S. legislation and the role of health care organizations in addressing digital divides.
10 mins; March 23, 2022
Can We Make More Effective Covid-19 Vaccines?
22 mins; March 16, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Melissa Wachterman on cultural factors and financial incentives driving where people in the United States choose to die.
10 mins; March 16, 2022
Making Covid-19 Vaccines Available around the World
34 mins; March 09, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Rachel Sachs on the balance between safeguarding access to high-quality care and constraining drug spending.
7 mins; March 09, 2022
Using Our Covid-19 Experience to Develop Vaccines More Quickly
26 mins; March 02, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Michelle Mello on individual rights and state and federal powers to regulate health matters in the United States.
9 mins; March 02, 2022
Understanding the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2
25 mins; February 23, 2022
NEJM Interview: Prof. Patricia Zettler on conflicts between state and federal law and access to mifepristone.
7 mins; February 23, 2022
A New Antiviral against Covid-19
25 mins; February 16, 2022
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lee Fleisher on building a resilient health care delivery system that can maintain high safety levels in times of crisis.
