Published by NEJM Group
18 recent episodesEN-US
Host
SMStephen Morrissey
About the podcast
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.
Recent episodes
18Oct7NEJM Interview: Sarah Schmitz on protections for people enrolled in trials of investigational agents for obesity.2026Sep30NEJM Interview: Benjamin Scher on opioid litigation and governance systems for spending related funds.2026Sep23NEJM Interview: Christopher Forrest on declines in the health of U.S. children and the role of communities in reversing those trends.2026Sep16NEJM Interview: Dhruv Khullar on concerns about displacement of clinicians by artificial intelligence and counterarguments based on economic theory.2026Sep9NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Kaplan on changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the importance of evidence-based recommendations for preventive services.2026Sep2NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on the legal argument that permitting telehealth access to mifepristone can abet reproductive coercion.2026Aug19NEJM Interview: Rebecca Haffajee on the rescheduling of medical marijuana products and its potential effect on research.2026Aug12NEJM Interview: Eric Schneider on the limitations of pay-for-performance programs and alternative options to support quality improvement.2026Aug5NEJM Interview: Jean Nachega on the importance of investment in equitable partnerships, community trust, and local scientific leadership for outbreak preparedness.2026Jul29NEJM Interview: Jerry Avorn on the role of litigation in addressing product-related damage to health.2026Jul22NEJM Interview: Arnold Monto on the value and feasibility of various methods for evaluating the protection offered by vaccines.2026Jul15NEJM Interview: Yaara Zisman-Ilani on navigating the uncertainty surrounding medication management in autism care.2026Jul8NEJM Interview: Mark Unruh on projected increases in the need for long-term services and supports in the United States amid declines in nursing-home capacity.2026Jul1NEJM Interview: Justin Barr on physician leadership in American society and politics over the past 250 years.2026Jun24NEJM Interview: Stacie Dusetzina on a new program that will allow Medicare Part D enrollees to obtain GLP-1 medications for use for weight loss.2026Jun17NEJM Interview: Marcus Hughes on inconsistent oversight of psychedelic agents at the state and federal levels in the United States.2026Jun10NEJM Interview: Edward Ryan on factors driving continued disease and death from cholera and opportunities for progress.2026Jun3NEJM Interview: Loren Adler on regulatory strategies for addressing factors that make consolidation in health care especially profitable.2026