NEJM Interviews

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.

NEJM Interviews is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 950 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts NEJM Interviews, a health show with 950 episodes published.

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

  Aug 12, 20269 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.

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

  Aug 5, 202611 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.

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

  Jul 29, 202614 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.

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

  Jul 22, 20269 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.

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

  Jul 15, 20268 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.

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