NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Dr. John Balmes on the potential health effects of recent wildfires in California. Mar 07, 2018

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Dr. John Balmes is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.R. Balmes. Where There’s Wildfire, There’s Smoke. N Engl J Med 2018;378:881-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Douglas Opel on legal issues surrounding the enforcement of influenza-vaccination requirements for health care workers. Feb 28, 2018

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Dr. Douglas Opel is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Opel, J.A. Sonne, and M.M. Mello. Vaccination without Litigation - Addressing Religious Objections to Hospital Influenza-Vaccination Mandates. N Engl J Med 2018;378:785-8.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on lessons for health care from behavioral economics and other fields. Feb 21, 2018

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Dr. Jerry Avorn is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Avorn. The Psychology of Clinical Decision Making - Implications for Medication Use. N Engl J Med 2018;378:689-91.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on the proposed merger of CVS and Aetna. Feb 14, 2018

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Dr. Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny. Does CVS–Aetna Spell the End of Business as Usual? N Engl J Med 2018;378:593-5.

NEJM Interview: Dr. George Bakris on new blood-pressure guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Feb 07, 2018

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Dr. George Bakris is a professor of medicine and director of the Comprehensive Hypertension Center at University of Chicago Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Bakris and M. Sorrentino. Redefining Hypertension - Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines. N Engl J Med 2018;378:497-9.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Claire Pouncey on the controversy surrounding psychiatrists’ comments on President Trump’s mental health. Jan 31, 2018

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Dr. Claire Pouncey is a psychiatrist at Eudaimonia Associates. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Pouncey. President Trump’s Mental Health - Is It Morally Permissible for Psychiatrists to Comment? N Engl J Med 2018;378:405-7. J.A. Lieberman. Psychiatrists Diagnosing the President - Moral Imperative or Ethical Violation? N Engl J Med 2018;378:483-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Tait Shanafelt on causes of burnout and efforts to improve support for clinicians. Jan 24, 2018

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Dr. Tait Shanafelt is the Chief Wellness Officer at Stanford Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.A. Wright and I.T. Katz. Beyond Burnout - Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians. N Engl J Med 2018;378:309-11. V.J. Dzau, D.G. Kirch, and T.J. Nasca. To Care Is Human - Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis. N Engl J Med 2018;378:312-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Margot Kushel on the hepatitis A outbreak in California and the health risks associated with chronic homelessness. Jan 17, 2018

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Dr. Margot Kushel is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Kushel. Hepatitis A Outbreak in California - Addressing the Root Cause. N Engl J Med 2018;378:211-3.

NEJM Interview: Sean Duffy on approaches to providing high-quality nonvisit health care. Jan 10, 2018

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Sean Duffy is Chief Executive Officer of Omada Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Duffy and T.H. Lee. In-Person Health Care as Option B. N Engl J Med 2018;378:104-6.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Katrina Armstrong on restoring the role of patient-based inquiry in academic medicine. Jan 03, 2018

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Dr. Katrina Armstrong is chair of the department of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Armstrong, R. Ranganathan, and M. Fishman. Toward a Culture of Scientific Inquiry - The Role of Medical Teaching Services. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1-3.

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