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NEJM Interview: Dr. Renee Salas on the effects of climate change on human health and health systems. Aug 21, 2019

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Dr. Renee Salas is an affiliated faculty member at the Harvard Global Health Institute and an emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.N. Salas and C.G. Solomon. The Climate Crisis — Health and Care Delivery. N Engl J Med 2019;381:e13. C. Sorensen and R. Garcia-Trabanino. A New Era of Climate Medicine — Addressing Heat-Triggered Renal Disease. N Engl J Med 2019;381:693-696. G. McCarthy and A. Bernstein. Combating EPA Rollbacks — Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate. N Engl J Med 2019;381:696-698. R.N. Salas, D. Malina, and C.G. Solomon. Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate. N Engl J Med 2019;381:773-774.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Kelly Knight on reproductive injustice and actions clinicians can take to prevent disparities in reproductive health outcomes Aug 14, 2019

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Dr. Kelly Knight is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.R. Knight and Others. Reproductive (In)justice — Two Patients with Avoidable Poor Reproductive Outcomes. N Engl J Med 2019;381:593-596.

NEJM Interview: Elizabeth Nash on state-level abortion restrictions, including recent efforts that directly challenge Roe v. Wade. Aug 07, 2019

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Elizabeth Nash is the senior state issues manager at the Guttmacher Institute. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Nash. Abortion Rights in Peril — What Clinicians Need to Know. N Engl J Med 2019;381:497-499.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Deborah Anderson on the potential for new contraceptive methods to ease problems associated with population growth. Jul 31, 2019

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Dr. Deborah Anderson is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, microbiology, and medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Anderson. Population and the Environment — Time for Another Contraception Revolution. N Engl J Med 2019;381:397-399.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Katherine A. High on gene therapy for genetic disease. Jul 31, 2019

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Dr. Katherine High is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania and president and head of research and development at Spark Therapeutics. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. K.A. High and M.G. Roncarolo. Gene Therapy. N Engl J Med 2019;381:455-464.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Pieter Cohen on the legal status of cannabidiol and an opportunity to strengthen the FDA’s approach to safety requirements for new dietary ingredients. Jul 24, 2019

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Dr. Pieter Cohen is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A. Cohen and J. Sharfstein. The Opportunity of CBD — Reforming the Law. N Engl J Med 2019;381:297-299.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Anita Berlin on the relationship between the state and medical care and maintaining the integrity of the medical code of ethics. Jul 17, 2019

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Anita Berlin is a professor of primary care education at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Berlin and Others. The Right and Left Hands of the State — Two Patients at Risk of Deportation. N Engl J Med 2019;381:197-201.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Julie Cantor on steps taken by local governments to control the spread of measles. Jul 10, 2019

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Dr. Julie Cantor is an adjunct professor at the UCLA School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.D. Cantor. Mandatory Measles Vaccination in New York City — Reflections on a Bold Experiment. N Engl J Med 2019;381:101-103. R.D. Silverman, D.J. Opel, and S.B. Omer. Vaccination over Parental Objection — Should Adolescents Be Allowed to Consent to Receiving Vaccines? N Engl J Med 2019;381:104-106.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Roy Perlis on esketamine as an option for treatment-resistant depression. Jul 03, 2019

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Dr. Roy Perlis is the director of the Center for Quantitative Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Kim and Others. Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression — First FDA-Approved Antidepressant in a New Class. N Engl J Med 2019;381:1-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Evan E. Eichler on genetic variation, comparative genomics, and the diagnosis of disease. Jul 03, 2019

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Dr. Evan Eichler is Professor of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E.E. Eichler. Genetic Variation, Comparative Genomics, and the Diagnosis of Disease. N Engl J Med 2019;381:64-74.

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