NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Dr. Cheryl Healton on the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and opportunities for action against other industries that harm health. Sep 12, 2018

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Dr. Cheryl Healton is dean of the New York University College of Global Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Healton. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Strategic Lessons for Addressing Public Health Problems. N Engl J Med 2018;379:997-1000.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Breanne Grace on immigrant and refugee health and the effects of systematic personal, social, and institutional instability. Sep 05, 2018

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Dr. Breanne Grace is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina College of Social Work. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.L. Grace, R. Bais, and B.J. Roth. The Violence of Uncertainty - Undermining Immigrant and Refugee Health. N Engl J Med 2018;379:904-5. K.M. Perreira, H. Yoshikawa, and J. Oberlander. A New Threat to Immigrants’ Health - The Public-Charge Rule. N Engl J Med 2018;379:901-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Tushar Patel on the role of extracellular vesicles in physiologic function and as potential biomarkers for disease. Sep 05, 2018

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Dr. Tushar Patel is the dean for research at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Shah, T. Patel, and J.E. Freedman. Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in Human Disease. N Engl J Med 2018;379:958-66.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Mark Pallansch on the challenges involved in eradicating polio. Aug 29, 2018

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Dr. Mark Pallansch is director of the Division of Viral Diseases at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.A. Pallansch. Ending Use of Oral Poliovirus Vaccine - A Difficult Move in the Polio Endgame. N Engl J Med 2018;379:801-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on the results of Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Aug 22, 2018

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Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. The Republican War on Obamacare - What Has It Achieved? N Engl J Med 2018;379:703-5.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Eduardo Bruera on the treatment of pain during a severe shortage of parenteral opioids. Aug 15, 2018

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Dr. Eduardo Bruera is chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Bruera. Parenteral Opioid Shortage - Treating Pain during the Opioid-Overdose Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;379:601-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Rebecca Haffajee on the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws. Aug 08, 2018

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Dr. Rebecca Haffajee is an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.L. Haffajee, R.J. MacCoun, and M.M. Mello. Behind Schedule - Reconciling Federal and State Marijuana Policy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:501-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. John Maa on his proposal for a Surgeon General’s report on firearm injuries and violence that could change the U.S. debate about guns. Aug 01, 2018

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Dr. John Maa is chief of the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery at Marin General Hospital in California. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Maa and A. Darzi. Firearm Injuries and Violence Prevention - The Potential Power of a Surgeon General’s Report. N Engl J Med 2018;379:408-10.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Diana Bianchi on the use of cell-free DNA testing to screen for fetal chromosome abnormalities. Aug 01, 2018

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Dr. Diana Bianchi is from the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.W. Bianchi and R.W.K. Chiu. Sequencing of Circulating Cell-free DNA during Pregnancy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:464-73.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum on how emotion and risk perception affect decision making in public health and medicine. Jul 25, 2018

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Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum is a national correspondent for the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rosenbaum. Trolleyology and the Dengue Vaccine Dilemma. N Engl J Med 2018;379:305-7.

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