Episodes

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

    NEJM Interview: Bruce Chabner on recent FDA statements regarding potential uses for leucovorin.
    Feb 25 2026
    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.
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    7 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Sonja Rasmussen on the 2025–2026 influenza season, including factors contributing to the intensity of influenza activity.

    NEJM Interview: Sonja Rasmussen on the 2025–2026 influenza season, including factors contributing to the intensity of influenza activity.
    Feb 18 2026
    Sonja Rasmussen is a professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.A. Rasmussen and D.B. Jernigan. Antigenic Drift and Antivaccine Shift in the 2025–2026 Influenza Season. N Engl J Med 2026;394:732-735.
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    6 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Carmel Shachar on the opportunities and risks presented by the Rural Health Transformation Program.

    NEJM Interview: Carmel Shachar on the opportunities and risks presented by the Rural Health Transformation Program.
    Feb 11 2026
    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.
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    8 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Leemore Dafny on the implications of corporatization of the U.S. health insurance industry.

    NEJM Interview: Leemore Dafny on the implications of corporatization of the U.S. health insurance industry.
    Feb 4 2026
    Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Dafny. Health Insurance after Corporatization — What Next? N Engl J Med 2026;394:521-523.
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    11 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Robert Kocher on strategies for improving blood-pressure control in the United States.

    NEJM Interview: Robert Kocher on strategies for improving blood-pressure control in the United States.
    Jan 28 2026
    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.
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    7 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Tara Eicher on changes in autism diagnosis in recent years and statements from the federal government regarding autism.

    NEJM Interview: Tara Eicher on changes in autism diagnosis in recent years and statements from the federal government regarding autism.
    Jan 21 2026
    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.
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    14 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Tara Sklar on U.S. telehealth payment policy and the potential for a revised approach to support competition and efficiency.

    NEJM Interview: Tara Sklar on U.S. telehealth payment policy and the potential for a revised approach to support competition and efficiency.
    Jan 14 2026
    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.
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    12 mins
  • NEJM Interview: Rachel Sachs on recent agreements governing coverage and pricing of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the United States.

    NEJM Interview: Rachel Sachs on recent agreements governing coverage and pricing of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the United States.
    Jan 7 2026
    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.
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    11 mins