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NEJM Outbreaks Update — H5N1

Mar 04 2025 19 mins

In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans. Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Yoshihiro Kawaoka is a veterinarian and virologi

NEJM Interview: Sara Gerke on the potential for genetic data and other personal information to be included in business transactions in the United States.

Mar 05 2025 7 mins

Sara Gerkeis an associate professor of law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Gerke, M.B. Jacoby, and I.G. Cohen. Bankruptcy, Genetic Information, and Privacy — Selling Personal Information. N Engl J Med 2025;392:937-939.

NEJM Interview: John Kelly on shifts in approaches for addressing substance use disorder.

Feb 26 2025 10 mins

John Kelly is the director of the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of psychiatry in addiction medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.F. Kelly, N.D. Volkow, and H.K. Koh. The Changing Approach to Addiction — From Incarceration to Treatment and Recovery S

NEJM Interview: Peter Ubel on strategies for protecting patients from high out-of-pocket costs for drugs with questionable benefits.

Feb 19 2025 6 mins

Peter Ubel is a professor of business, public policy, and medicine at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A. Ubel, A. Grouls, and A.S. Kesselheim. Out of Pocket Getting Out of Hand — Reducing the Financial Toxicity of Rapidly Approved Drugs. N Engl J Med 2025;392:729-731.

NEJM Interview: Yashaswini Singh on the expansion of private equity investments in health care and actions to safeguard patient interests in various countries.

Feb 12 2025 11 mins

Yashaswini Singh is an assistant professor of health services, policy, and practice at Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Singh, E. Fuse Brown, and I. Papanicolas. The Rise of Private Equity in Health Care — Not a Uniquely American Phenomenon. N Engl J Med 2025;392:627-629.

NEJM Interview: Joseph Ross on the newly implemented Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model.

Feb 05 2025 8 mins

Joseph Ross is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.S. Ross. Cell and Gene Therapies — Improving Access and Outcomes for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries. N

NEJM Interview: Daniel Aaron on a Supreme Court case about e-cigarettes that could have implications for the FDA’s authority and for public health.

Jan 29 2025 9 mins

Daniel Aaron is an associate professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.G. Aaron and C. Robertson. E-Cigarettes at the Supreme Court — Potential Implications for the FDA and Public Health. N Engl J Med 2025;392:417-419.

NEJM Interview: Craig Spencer on the need for action to address persistent inequities in global health.

Jan 22 2025 17 mins

Craig Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and an associate professor of the practice of health services, policy, and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Spencer. Ebola and a Decade of Disparities — Forging a Future for Global Health Equity. N Engl J Med 2025;392:31

NEJM Interview: Carmel Shachar on modernizing labor laws and strike regulations to support physicians, patients, and hospitals.

Jan 15 2025 9 mins

Carmel Shachar is an assistant clinical professor of law and faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Ramesh, C. Shachar, and H. Yu. Striking a Balance — Advancing Physician Collective-Bargaining Rights and Patient Protections. N Engl J Med 2025;392:209-211.

NEJM Interview: David Velasquez on care for older, low-income adults who can’t enroll in Medicare or Medicaid because they’re undocumented immigrants.

Jan 08 2025 11 mins

David Velasquez is an internal medicine resident physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.E. Velasquez, E.T. Roberts, and J.F. Figueroa. The Plight of “Dual Noneligible” People in the United States. N Engl J Med 2025;392:105-107.