Dr. Michele Evans is a senior investigator and the deputy scientific director at the National Institute on Aging and a member of the Journal's Editorial Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.K. Evans. Health Equity — Are We Finally on the Edge of a New Frontier? N Engl J Med 2020;383:997-999.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Michele Evans on the role that public policies have played in exacerbating health inequities in the United States.

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R. Alta Charo is a professor emerita of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Back to the Future in Alabama. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1253-1255.

NEJM Interview: R. Alta Charo on the potential implications of the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Daniel Sulmasy is director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Philosophy at Georgetown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.P. Sulmasy. Physicians, Spirituality, and Compassionate Patient Care. N Engl J Med 2024;390:1061-1063.

NEJM Interview: Daniel Sulmasy on the role of spirituality in patient care.

Dhruv Khullar is an assistant professor of medicine and of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Khullar, L.P. Casalino, and A.M. Bond. Vertical Integration and the Transformation of American Medicine. N Engl J Med 2024;390:965-967.

NEJM Interview: Dhruv Khullar on the trend of hospital acquisition of physician practices in the United States.

José Rodríguez is a tenured professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the associate vice president for health equity, diversity, and inclusion at University of Utah Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.E. Rodríguez and K. Stoesser. Transforming Diversity of a Family Medicine Residency Program. N Engl J Med 2024;390:773-775.

NEJM Interview: José Rodríguez on an intervention aimed at recruiting a diverse class into a family medicine residency program.

Ilya Golovaty is an acting assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. I. Golovaty and S. Hagan. Direct-to-Consumer Platforms for New Antiobesity Medications — Concerns and Potential Opportunities. N Engl J Med 2024;390:677-680.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Michele Evans on the role that public policies have played in exacerbating health inequities in the United States.

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