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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.

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NEJM Interview: Nicholas Peoples on mass surveillance enabled by artificial intelligence and its potential effects on population health.

23 min

Nicholas Peoples is a resident physician in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Peoples, K. Hoops, and E.W. Fleegler. Mass Surveillance with Artificial Intelligence — A New Determinant of Health? N Engl J Med 2026;395:1877-1879.

NEJM Interview: Irene Papanicolas on the role of profit in the U.S. health insurance sector and policy lessons from other countries.

9 min

Irene Papanicolas is a professor 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. I. Papanicolas and J.F. Figueroa. Private Health Insurance and Profit — Lessons for the United States. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1773-1775.

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NEJM Interview: Nicholas Peoples on mass surveillance enabled by artificial intelligence and its potential effects on population health.

23 min

Nicholas Peoples is a resident physician in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Peoples, K. Hoops, and E.W. Fleegler. Mass Surveillance with Artificial Intelligence — A New Determinant of Health? N Engl J Med 2026;395:1877-1879.

NEJM Interview: Irene Papanicolas on the role of profit in the U.S. health insurance sector and policy lessons from other countries.

9 min

Irene Papanicolas is a professor 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. I. Papanicolas and J.F. Figueroa. Private Health Insurance and Profit — Lessons for the United States. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1773-1775.

NEJM Interview: Christopher Forrest on declines in the health of U.S. children and the role of communities in reversing those trends.

13 min

Christopher Forrest is a professor of pediatrics and the director of the Applied Clinical Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. C.B. Forrest and N. Halfon. Declining Child Health in the United States — Addressing the Developmental Ecosystem. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1147-1149.

NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Kaplan on changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the importance of evidence-based recommendations for preventive services.

11 min

Elizabeth Kaplan is a clinical instructor and the director of health care access at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Kaplan and C. Shachar. The Future of the USPSTF and Evidence-Based Recommendations. N Engl J Med 2026;395:937-939.

NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on the legal argument that permitting telehealth access to mifepristone can abet reproductive coercion.

11 min

Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler is a professor of health services, policy and practice at the Brown University School of Public Health and of family medicine and medical science at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Tobin-Tyler and G. Chalker. Telehealth Access to Mifepristone — Evaluating Reproductive-Coercion Arguments. N Engl J Med 2026;395:833-835.

NEJM Interview: Eric Schneider on the limitations of pay-for-performance programs and alternative options to support quality improvement.

8 min

Eric Schneider is an adjunct professor of health policy and management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Chernew and E.C. Schneider. Rethinking the Role of Pay for Performance in Federal Health Care Quality Programs. N Engl J Med 2026;395:625-628.

NEJM Interview: Jean Nachega on the importance of investment in equitable partnerships, community trust, and local scientific leadership for outbreak preparedness.

11 min

Jean Nachega is a professor of infectious diseases and the director of the Biomedical Research Institute at Stellenbosch University and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Zumla and Others. Ebola at 50 — Lessons for Outbreak Response and Preparedness. N Engl J Med 2026;395:527-529. S. Tonen-Wolyec and L. Bélec. The Social Contract of Bundibugyo Ebola Isolation. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2607429.

NEJM Interview: Jerry Avorn on the role of litigation in addressing product-related damage to health.

14 min

Jerry Avorn is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the codirector of the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Avorn. Products That Pose Health Risks — Can Litigation Protect Us When Government Fails? N Engl J Med 2026;395:421-423.

NEJM Interview: Arnold Monto on the value and feasibility of various methods for evaluating the protection offered by vaccines.

8 min

Arnold Monto is a professor emeritus of epidemiology and of public health and codirector of the Center for Respiratory Virus Research and Response at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Monto and H.Y. Chu. The Best of Both Worlds — Using Clinical Trial and Observational Data to Evaluate Vaccine Protection. N Engl J Med 2026;395:313-316.

NEJM Interview: Yaara Zisman-Ilani on navigating the uncertainty surrounding medication management in autism care.

8 min

Yaara Zisman-Ilani is an associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Barnett College of Public Health and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, both at Temple University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Zisman-Ilani and Others. Pharmacotherapeutic Decisions in Autism. N Engl J Med 2026;395:214-217.

NEJM 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.

5 min

Mark Unruh is an associate professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.A. Unruh, V. Mor, and H.-Y. Jung. Colliding Forces — The Aging of the Baby Boom Generation and Contracting Nursing-Home Supply. N Engl J Med 2026;395:105-107. A.R. Olenski and D.C. Grabowski. Caring for an Aging America — The Looming Crisis of the Long-Term–Care Workforce. N Engl J Med 2026;395:107-110.

NEJM Interview: Marcus Hughes on inconsistent oversight of psychedelic agents at the state and federal levels in the United States.

9 min

Marcus Hughes is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and an attending psychiatrist at Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Hughes. Psychedelic Therapies in the United States — Balancing State and Federal Oversight. N Engl J Med 2026;394:2281-2283. Y. Zisman-Ilani and R. Yehuda. Patient-Driven Care in Psychedelic Therapy. N Engl J Med 2026;394:2284-2286.

NEJM Interview: Deirdre Tobias on the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including areas of confusion and contradiction.

14 min

Deirdre Tobias is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.K. Tobias and F.B. Hu. The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans — Progress, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1969-1971.

NEJM Outbreaks Updates — Andes Hantavirus

27 min

Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Lindsey Baden is a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Angela Hewlett is Director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. Steven Kornfeld is a physician who was a passenger on the MV Hondius. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.J. Rubin and Others. NEJM Outbreaks Update — Andes Hantavirus. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2505379.

NEJM Interview: Raja-Elie Abdulnour on the need for clinicians and AI systems to refrain from expressing undue confidence in their knowledge.

12 min

Raja-Elie Abdulnour is the Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at NEJM Group and an associate physician in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Sikora, L.A. Celi, and R.-E.E. Abdulnour. Can AI Say “I Don’t Know”? N Engl J Med 2026;394:1873-1875.

NEJM Interview: Jatin Vyas on the effect of corporatization of academic medical centers on medical education and trainee development.

8 min

Jatin Vyas is a professor of medicine and associate dean for academic innovation at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Vyas. From Mission to Margin in Academic Medicine — The Impact of Corporate Medicine on Medical Training. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1769-1772.

NEJM Interview: Sara Gerke on a Utah pilot program involving an AI system that autonomously renews certain prescriptions.

9 min

Sara Gerke is an associate professor of law and at the European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Gerke, R.B. Parikh, and I.G. Cohen. Utah’s Prescription-Renewal Pilot Program — Autonomous AI Managing Patient Care. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1561-1563.

NEJM Interview: Amy Stimpfel on a new policy that would cap loans for graduate nursing and other students.

6 min

Amy Stimpfel is an assistant professor at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.W. Stimpfel and M. Djukic. Using Data to Inform Decision Making — Borrowing Limits for Graduate Nursing Students. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1457-1459. P. Joseph and Others. Nurse Scientists as Trusted Voices in Health Communication. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1459-1461.

NEJM Interview: Danielle Jones on the development of tools to help family physicians address social determinants of health and advance health equity.

6 min

Danielle Jones is the vice president of accountability, belonging, and culture at the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. W.T. Moore and Others. From Clinic to Community — The EveryONE Project in Family Medicine. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1353-1354.

NEJM Interview: Bruce Chabner on recent FDA statements regarding potential uses for leucovorin.

6 min

Bruce Chabner is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and clinical director emeritus of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I.D. Goldman and B.A. Chabner. Cerebral Folate Deficiency, Autism, and the Role of Leucovorin. N Engl J Med 2026;394:833-835.

NEJM Interview: Carmel Shachar on the opportunities and risks presented by the Rural Health Transformation Program.

7 min

Carmel Shacharis 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. H. Howard and C. Shachar. The Rural Health Transformation Program — An Avenue for Promoting Administrative Policies. N Engl J Med 2026;394:625-627.

NEJM Interview: Robert Kocher on strategies for improving blood-pressure control in the United States.

6 min

Robert Kocher is an adjunct professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, a nonresident senior scholar at the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute, and a partner at Venrock. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.P. Kishore and R. Kocher. The Hypertension Control Paradox — Why Is America Stuck? N Engl J Med 2026;394:417-420.

NEJM Interview: Tara Eicher on changes in autism diagnosis in recent years and statements from the federal government regarding autism.

14 min

Tara Eicher is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Eicher, J. Quackenbush, and A. Ne’eman. Challenging Claims of an Autism Epidemic — Misconceptions and a Path Forward. N Engl J Med 2026;394:313-315.

NEJM Interview: Tara Sklar on U.S. telehealth payment policy and the potential for a revised approach to support competition and efficiency.

12 min

Tara Sklar is the faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and associate director of telehealth law and policy at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson Arizona Telemedicine Program. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Sklar and B. Richman. Financing Telehealth — Moving Beyond Payment Parity. N Engl J Med 2026;394:211-213.

NEJM Interview: Rachel Sachs on recent agreements governing coverage and pricing of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the United States.

10 min

Rachel Sachs is a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.B. Dusetzina and R.E. Sachs. Insurance Coverage and Pricing of Weight-Loss Drugs in the United States. N Engl J Med 2026;394:105-107. S. Gondi, A.S. Kesselheim, and B.N. Rome. Generic Liraglutide — Overlooked but Not Forgotten. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2515668.

NEJM Interview: Reshma Ramachandran on changes to the FDA’s adverse-event data releases and future directions for enhancing its safety-surveillance infrastructure.

9 min

Reshma Ramachandran is an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.D. Wallach, J.S. Ross, and R. Ramachandran. Enhancing FDA Drug-Safety Surveillance — Beyond Releasing Daily Adverse-Event Data. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2284-2286.

NEJM Interview: Robert Huckman on the dearth of successful business models aimed at keeping people healthy.

14 min

Robert Huckman is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Cutler and R.S. Huckman. Has Corporatization Met Its Match? The Challenge of Making Money by Keeping People Healthy. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2177-2180.

NEJM Interview: Jane Zhu on a new Oregon law that aims to address corporate control in medicine.

10 min

Jane Zhu is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Zhu and H. Rooke-Ley. Regulating Corporate Control in Health Care — Oregon’s Attempt to Revive the CPOM Doctrine. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1972-1974.

NEJM Interview: Joshua Barocas on recent federal actions related to harm-reduction programs for people with substance use disorders.

12 min

Joshua Barocas is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Barocas. The Erosion of Harm Reduction. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1865-1867. B.A. Barsky, A. Caplan-Bricker, and C. Robertson. Religious Liberty as a Shield for Public Health — The Case of Overdose-Prevention Centers. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1867-1869.

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