NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Lehmann on the physician's role in assisted dying for terminally ill patients. Jul 11, 2012

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Dr. Lisa Lehmann is the director of the Center for Bioethics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.J.Z. Prokopetz and L.S. Lehmann. Redefining Physicians' Role in Assisted Dying. N Engl J Med 2012;367:97-9.

NEJM Interview: David Radley on a recent study on geographic variations in access to and quality of U.S. health care. Jul 04, 2012

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David Radley is a senior health policy analyst at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, MA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.C. Radley and C. Schoen. Geographic Variation in Access to Care - The Relationship with Quality. N Engl J Med 2012;367:3-6.

NEJM Interview: Katherine Baicker on the misguided focus on the creation of health care jobs. Jun 27, 2012

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Katherine Baicker is a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Baicker and A. Chandra. The Health Care Jobs Fallacy. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2433-5.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Aaron Kesselheim on a recent Supreme Court ruling on patents for diagnostic tests. Jun 20, 2012

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Dr. Aaron Kesselheim is an assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Kesselheim and J. Karlawish. Biomarkers Unbound - The Supreme Court's Ruling on Diagnostic-Test Patents. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2338-40.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Julie Cantor on court-ordered care for pregnant women in the United States. Jun 13, 2012

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Dr. Julie Cantor is an attorney and adjunct professor of law at the UCLA School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.D. Cantor. Court-Ordered Care - A Complication of Pregnancy to Avoid. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2237-40.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Arthur Kellermann on the increasing use of emergency departments and access to primary care. Jun 06, 2012

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Dr. Arthur Kellermann is vice president of the RAND Corporation and director of RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Kellermann and R.M. Weinick. Emergency Departments, Medicaid Costs, and Access to Primary Care - Understanding the Link. N Engl J Med 2012;366:2141-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Francesca Gany on undocumented immigrants and the U.S. health care system. May 30, 2012

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Dr. Francesca Gany is the chief of the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and director of the Center for Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, New York, NY. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.O. Breen. Lost in Translation - Como se dice, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"? N Engl J Med 2012;366:2045-7.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Howard Brody on the ethics of rationing and waste avoidance in health care. May 23, 2012

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Dr. Howard Brody is a professor of family medicine and the director of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Brody. From an Ethics of Rationing to an Ethics of Waste Avoidance. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1949-51.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Susan Okie on the ongoing evolution of the primary care physician. May 16, 2012

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Dr. Susan Okie is a medical journalist and clinical assistant professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Okie. The Evolving Primary Care Physician. N Engl J Med 2012;366:1849-53.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Allison Goldfine on statins, the associated risk of diabetes, and the FDA's response. May 09, 2012

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Dr. Allison Goldfine is the head of the Section of Clinical Research at Joslin Diabetes Center and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.B. Goldfine. Statins: Is It Really Time to Reassess Benefits and Risks? N Engl J Med 2012;366:1752-5.

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