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: Dr. Otto Cars on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance and the challenges involved in addressing it.
10 mins; November 05, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Walter Orenstein on a spike in U.S. measles cases and ways to improve vaccination efforts.
9 mins; October 29, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. John Ayanian on the implementation and lessons of the Healthy Michigan Plan.
7 mins; October 22, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nathan Cobb on the future of e-cigarettes, smoking, nicotine-replacement therapy, and Big Tobacco.
14 mins; October 15, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on the social factors that affect health and possible reforms that could help to address them.
9 mins; October 01, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the current Ebola epidemic and the promise of candidate vaccines and therapies.
11 mins; September 17, 2014
NEJM Interview: Prof. George Annas on the tension between federal and state marijuana laws and the role of physicians.
9 mins; September 10, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the past, present, and future of chikungunya virus disease.
9 mins; September 03, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on recommendations for changing the financing of U.S. graduate medical education.
19 mins; August 27, 2014
NEJM Interview: Prof. William Weeks on a proposal for shifting VA’s health care role to benefits and coordination.
10 mins; August 27, 2014
NEJM Interview: Prof. Julie Donohue on the policy lessons from Medicare’s drug benefit.
12 mins; August 20, 2014
NEJM Interview: Prof. George Annas on the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and its context and implications.
11 mins; August 13, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Clemens Hong on promoting adoption of complex care management.
12 mins; August 06, 2014
NEJM Interview: Professor Randall Packard on antimalarial drugs, drug resistance, and social and economic contributors.
11 mins; July 30, 2014
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Brendan Reilly on teaching hospitals’ balancing of their educational and patient care missions.
12 mins; July 23, 2014
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor David Kessler on more comprehensive food labeling.
12 mins; July 16, 2014
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Nadia Sawicki on the constitutional implications of clinicians’ involvement in capital punishment.
17 mins; July 09, 2014
NEJM Interview: Interview with Professor Kevin Outterson on the FDA’s guidance on off-label promotion and the move toward clinical trial transparency.
9 mins; July 02, 2014
NEJM Interview: Interview with Dr. David Rothman on the changing approaches to death and dying in the United States.
16 mins; June 25, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michelle Macaraig on tuberculosis control and the changing epidemiology of tuberculosis in the United States.
8 mins; June 18, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss discusses opportunities for and obstacles to the use of big health care data.
11 mins; June 04, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Yngvild Olsen on Zohydro, other opioids, and the epidemic of addiction.
16 mins; May 28, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Mette Kalager on the Swiss Medical Board’s recommendation to phase out routine mammography screening.
8 mins; May 21, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Chin Jou on a century of obesity research and treatment.
12 mins; May 14, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Kelly Brownell on the FDA's proposed ban on artificial trans fats and the future of U.S. food regulation.
8 mins; May 07, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Klompas on the apparent increase in sepsis rates and the problematic mandates for sepsis care.
11 mins; April 30, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Erin Fox on critical national drug shortages and what can be done to prevent them.
10 mins; April 23, 2014
NEJM Interview: Drs. Robert Kocher and Bryan Roberts on a proposal for changes to the drug development and approval processes.
13 mins; April 16, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Raymond Chung on the science behind evolving treatments for hepatitis C and progress toward a cure.
16 mins; April 10, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pieter Cohen on unsafe dietary supplements and ways for physicians and agencies to share information about them.
9 mins; April 02, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Allan Detsky on the ACGME rules about resident supervision and the need for graded autonomy in medical education.
14 mins; March 19, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eileen Reynolds on the ACGME's review of clinical learning environments and its goals for residency programs.
11 mins; March 12, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Ecker on the recent Marlise Muñoz case and its legal, ethical, and clinical implications.
11 mins; March 05, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Timothy Uyeki on the current influenza season and interventions for preventing and controlling influenza.
16 mins; February 26, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Reuben on the emergence of hospital-dependent patients and its clinical and ethical implications.
9 mins; February 19, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nancy Morden on the Choosing Wisely campaign and the pathway to reducing use of low-value services.
10 mins; February 12, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the need for an HIV vaccine and the advances that will help fulfill that need.
18 mins; February 05, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jon Kingsdale on the rollout of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces and expectations for their benefits.
16 mins; January 29, 2014
NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.
13 mins; January 22, 2014
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on laws that restrict women's rights, especially in pregnancy and contraception.
14 mins; January 15, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on proposed legislation to replace Medicare's physician-payment formula.
11 mins; January 08, 2014
NEJM Interview: Ms. Jan Walker on the move toward open medical notes and its implications for clinicians and patients.
15 mins; January 01, 2014
NEJM Interview: Dr. Alexander Smith on ways of improving the safety and health of self-neglecting elderly patients.
13 mins; December 25, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nirav Shah on New York State's decision to address housing needs as a social determinant of health.
10 mins; December 18, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Larson on new insights into the dementia epidemic.
14 mins; December 11, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Matthew Gillman on pre- and postnatal strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity.
7 mins; December 04, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Dan Barouch on researchers' ongoing quest to develop an HIV-1 vaccine.
12 mins; November 27, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on the cost and value of medical education.
11 mins; November 20, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Robert Huckman on publicly reported data and the shift towards consumerism in health care.
10 mins; November 13, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on the health care safety net, Medicaid expansion, and access to care.
16 mins; October 30, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Ubel on a new focus on informing patients about the likely out-of-pocket costs of care.
7 mins; October 16, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ingrid Katz on the transition from PEPFAR-funded to government-funded HIV care in South Africa.
10 mins; October 09, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gerard O'Donoghue on the past and future development of cochlear implants.
11 mins; September 25, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on the pros and cons of three-year medical school programs.
14 mins; September 18, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Troyen Brennan on one chain pharmacy's initiative to curb abuse of controlled substances.
9 mins; September 11, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Katherine Baicker on the balance between coordination and competition in U.S. health care after the Affordable Care Act.
8 mins; August 28, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum on nonadherence and ways to improve patients' adherence to medication regimens.
18 mins; August 21, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Mark Pauly on the consequences of postponing the ACA's employer mandate.
8 mins; August 21, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Keren Ladin on fairness in the allocation of lung transplants for children.
14 mins; August 14, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on prenatal screening and the pros and cons of cell-free fetal DNA testing.
12 mins; August 07, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Travis Baggett on tobacco use and other health problems among homeless people.
13 mins; July 17, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on the future of Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
9 mins; July 10, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nicholas Black on the current crisis in England's National Health Service and ways it could be resolved.
22 mins; July 03, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pat Croskerry on widespread cognitive biases and ways of counteracting them for accurate diagnosis.
17 mins; June 26, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the novel H7N9 influenza virus and the evolution of pandemic viruses.
20 mins; June 19, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Adam Goldstein on assessment of competency for concealed-weapons permits and physicians' roles in reducing gun violence.
12 mins; June 12, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Allan Brandt on the AIDS epidemic's effects on medicine, culture, and the development of the new "global health."
14 mins; June 05, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Meredith Rosenthal on the trend toward greater transparency regarding physicians' relationships with industry.
8 mins; May 29, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Arthur Kellermann on planning for the medical response to mass-casualty events such as the Boston Marathon bombing.
21 mins; May 22, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Wendy Mariner on New York City's invalidated Portion Cap Rule and other efforts to regulate public health.
10 mins; May 08, 2013
NEJM Interview: Prof. Holly Lynch on the ethical and legal issues surrounding physicians' discrimination against patients.
20 mins; May 01, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on the goals and strategies behind the holistic admissions movement at U.S. medical schools.
13 mins; April 24, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Joseph Newhouse on the importance of differences in Medicare spending within hospital referral regions.
7 mins; April 17, 2013
NEJM Interview: Drs. Ezekiel Emanuel and David Asch on the ethics and implications of employer policies of refusing to hire smokers.
27 mins; April 10, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. John McDonough on the effects of the sequester and Congress's 2014 budget proposals on the U.S. health care sector.
16 mins; April 03, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael VanRooyen on threats to international public health work and the importance of medical neutrality.
12 mins; March 20, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Stecker on Oregon's experiment with accountable care organizations for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
10 mins; March 13, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on the new recommendation for routine HIV screening of U.S. adults and adolescents.
14 mins; March 06, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Martin Frank and Prof. Michael Carroll on traditional and open-access scientific publishing.
23 mins; February 27, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lewis Markoff on yellow fever in Sudan as well as treatment and prevention.
14 mins; February 20, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Waldman on cholera and the need to improve global access to safe water and sanitation.
15 mins; February 13, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stephen Bartels on approaches to care for older adults with mental or substance use disorders.
25 mins; February 06, 2013
NEJM Interview: Drs. Judith and Sean Palfrey on gun violence and mental health in the United States.
31 mins; January 30, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Robert Moellering on the evolution of antibiotic resistance and strategies for combating it.
20 mins; January 23, 2013
NEJM Interview: Susan Edgman-Levitan on patient-experience measures and their relationship to health outcomes.
20 mins; January 16, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Harlan Krumholz on a condition of generalized risk after patients are discharged from the hospital.
17 mins; January 09, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Arnold Milstein on learning health systems and reducing health care spending.
15 mins; January 02, 2013
NEJM Interview: Dr. Bruce Chabner on shortages of generic drugs and possible solutions.
10 mins; December 26, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Hunter on genomewide association studies and their potential clinical utility in common diseases.
13 mins; December 19, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. Irwin Redlener on the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York health care and the lessons learned.
20 mins; December 12, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on the political future of health care in the United States.
20 mins; December 05, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on the legal and policy issues related to the proposed graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging.
22 mins; November 28, 2012
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on the recent fungal meningitis outbreak and the regulation of compounding pharmacies in the United States.
12 mins; November 21, 2012
NEJM Interview: Robert Mechanic on the challenges and potential benefits of Medicare's new bundled-payment program.
26 mins; November 14, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Stevenson on hospice and other end-of-life care in the United States.
15 mins; October 31, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on the FDA's recent approval of two weight loss drugs.
12 mins; October 24, 2012
NEJM Interview: Drs. Gail Wilensky and John McDonough on the health care platforms of the two presidential candidates.
27 mins; October 17, 2012
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on the status and future of reproductive health care for women in the United States.
19 mins; September 26, 2012
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on record-breaking settlements of pharmaceutical fraud cases and the need for further regulation.
14 mins; September 19, 2012
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pamela Hartzband and Dr. Jerome Groopman on shared decision making and patient-centered care.
