All Episodes

NEJM Interview: Kimani Paul-Emile on U.S. laws aimed at protecting against discrimination in health care contexts and why such discrimination endures.

NEJM Interview: Ari Ne’eman on opportunities to support access to home- and community-based services for people with disabilities.

Ending the Covid-19 Emergency

NEJM Interview: Claire Ankuda on ensuring access to high-quality and equitable care in Medicare Advantage.

NEJM Interview: Carolyn Gould on overcoming challenges related to developing vaccines for preventing West Nile virus disease.

Preparing for the Next Pandemic

NEJM Interview: Prof. Arti Rai on U.S. legal regimes governing access to biomedical innovation.

NEJM Interview: Profs. Michelle Mello and Guy Palmer on wastewater surveillance during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

When to Get a Second Covid-19 Booster Shot

NEJM Interview: Prof. Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler on recent court decisions related to gun possession by people subject to certain types of restraining orders.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Joseph Ross on shifts in the FDA’s use of accelerated approval and associated challenges for clinicians and patients.

Ending the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

NEJM Interview: Dr. Peter Marks on the FDA’s experience with emergency use authorizations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEJM Interview: Prof. Jaime King on the functions of antitrust law and the effects of health care consolidation on prices, quality of care, and access to care.

The Future of Covid-19 Research

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ashley Leech on the potential implications of Medicare Part D covering medications for obesity treatment.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Winfred W. Williams on strategies for recruiting and supporting medical students, trainees, and faculty from diverse backgrounds.

The Fauci Phenomenon

The Path Forward for Covid-19 Therapeutics

NEJM Interview: Jeremiah Johnson on a proposed program to increase uptake of HIV preexposure prophylaxis and address disparities in access.

NEJM Interview: Prof. Zack Buck on U.S. laws governing health care fraud and abuse and financial conflicts of interest.

What to Expect from Covid-19 Vaccines

NEJM Interview: Dr. Konstantin Chumakov on current polio-immunization strategies and future directions for eradication efforts.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ameet Sarpatwari on a legal case that could affect market entry of generic and biosimilar drugs.

Updating and Standardizing Covid-19 Vaccines

NEJM Interview: Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr on navigating the current moment in the Covid-19 pandemic and learning lessons from past successes and missteps.

NEJM Interview: Prof. Kimberly Mutcherson on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and states’ power to determine when life begins.

Weighing the Protective Value of Covid-19 Infection

NEJM Interview: Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad on the association between social connection and health.

Covid-19 Vaccines and New Viral Variants

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Ansell and Redia Holman on an approach for health care institutions to build community health and wealth.

The Expanding Arsenal of Oral Agents to Treat Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Prof. Michelle Mello on Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra and its potential implications.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Armand Sprecher on the importance of mutual understanding in outbreak control, focusing on a recent outbreak of Sudan virus disease.

Potential Covid Vaccine Strategies

NEJM Interview: Prof. Sabrina Corlette on the history of the U.S. health insurance system and persistent coverage and affordability challenges.

Applying New Studies of Mpox and Ebola to Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Blumenthal on a new federal rule that requires health care providers and other entities to share patient information.

Covid-19 and Health Equity

NEJM Interview: Robert Shireman on policy changes allowing accreditation of for-profit medical schools in the United States

Five Disease Outbreaks beyond Covid-19

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.

Making Choices about Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Prof. Sharona Hoffman on laws protecting patients’ health information.

The FDA and Covid-19 Vaccines

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ateev Mehrotra on federal pandemic-era telemedicine policies and research that could help inform permanent regulations.

Masking and Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Mark Pallansch on an outbreak of imported poliovirus in the United States.

Caring for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Srijan Sen on the current emphasis on distinguishing burnout from depression and possible unintended consequences for physician well-being.

Assessing the Effect of Vaccination and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Studdert on the U.S. malpractice system and its effects on medical decision making.

Covid-19: Where Are We Heading?

NEJM Interview: Dr. Stacie Dusetzina on the potential effects of new legislation on spending on prescription drugs.

Developing New Covid-19 Vaccines

NEJM Interview: Dr. Rahul Gupta on strategies for promoting use of medication for opioid use disorder.

Infectious Disease in Africa

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.

Assessing Bivalent Vaccines against Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. James Garbarino on the effects of exposure to gun violence on child and adolescent development.

Can Vaccines Prevent Transmission of Covid-19?

NEJM Interview: Prof. Nathan Cortez on legal and regulatory systems designed to prevent avoidable medical errors in the United States.

Developing Mucosal Immunity to Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Sonja Rasmussen on protecting pregnant people and babies from climate-change–related harm.

Rolling Out New Covid-19 Vaccines

NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on the conflict between EMTALA and restrictive state abortion laws.

Covid-19 and the WHO

NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Perakslis on cybersecurity threats to patients and health care systems.

Choosing an Antiviral to Treat Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Arthur Derse on the duties that physicians owe their patients and challenges to the physician–patient relationship.

Responding to Monkeypox

NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivek Murthy on approaches to supporting well-being among health workers.

Combating Covid-19 Today and Tomorrow

NEJM Interview: Prof. Timothy Jost on litigation challenging the consideration of race and ethnicity in the allocation of scarce Covid-19 treatments.

Updated Covid-19 Vaccines and a Look at Monkeypox

Reinventing the Research Infrastructure to Address Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Prof. Erin Fuse Brown on the history of health law in the United States and potential future directions for the field.

A Look at the U.S. Government’s Covid-19 Strategy

NEJM Interview: Dr. Vinay Rathi on the medical device user-fee program and strategies for supporting device safety and innovation.

Covid-19 Vaccines and the FDA

NEJM Interview: Dr. Rishi Wadhera on the inequitable effects of value-based payment programs and a new model meant to respond to equity concerns.

Designing the Next Covid-19 Vaccine

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Baron on the role of certifying boards in addressing the problem of false information on social media.

How Effective is Covid-19 Vaccination in Children?

NEJM Interview: Dr. Ankur Pandya on rigorously assessing the costs and benefits of various policy options for combating Covid-19.

Vaccinating Young Children against Covid-19

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.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lauren Thaxton on the adverse effects on patients, physicians, and trainees of the new Texas abortion law.

Viral Evolution and the Future of Monoclonal Antibodies

NEJM Interview: Prof. Lisa Heinzerling on West Virginia v. EPA and how the Supreme Court evaluates environmental and public health actions by federal agencies.

Protecting the Immunocompromised from Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on a new approach for bringing down insulin prices in the United States.

Dissecting the Host Response to SARS-CoV-2

Waning Immunity against Covid-19

NEJM Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Samuels on overdose-prevention centers and federal policy.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Pierson on the implications of recent efforts to transplant pig organs into humans.

Audio of Perspective Roundtable on Long-Term Care in the United States

Forecasting the Future of Covid

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on health care successes and struggles under the Biden administration.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on preparing for the effects on patients and trainees of the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade.