Is Xenotransplantation Ready for Prime T...

This episode examines Covid-19 variants that are currently circulating, recommendations for booster shots, and new treatments in the pipeline. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2311327. 

Over its 200-plus years, the Journal has sometimes published articles that have perpetuated injustices against various groups of people. A new Perspective series explores that history and its lessons. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJ ... Show More

In the second half of our podcast series on historical injustices, guests Evelynn Hammonds and David Jones examine the racism of post-World War II American medicine and its lessons for the present day. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE ... Show More

Many people are waiting for an organ donation and some of them may die before a suitable organ is found. Some researchers think that in the near future we will be able to grow organs in animals to be safely transplanted into humans. This healthcare potential raises ethical questi ... Show More

Many people are waiting for an organ donation and some of them may die before a suitable organ is found. Some researchers think that in the near future we will be able to grow organs in animals to be safely transplanted into humans. The first of two features about medicine's use ... Show More

Xenotransplants could help to solve the organ transplant crisis—if researchers can get the science right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

<p>This episode asks how medical educators should navigate between demanding intense commitment and hard-won excellence from trainees and seriously threatening their well-being.</p> <p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2400697.</p> < ... Show More

Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Samira Farouk as they pull back the curtain to help patients and providers better understand the transplant journey. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991605). The to ... Show More

<p>This episode considers what happens when the rigors of training and the pursuit of excellence in in medicine collide with the mental health needs of trainees.</p> <p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2400698.</p> 

<p>From the first skin grafts to the future of 3D printed organs, the science of organ transplantation has always seemed like something out of a sci-fi novel. How on earth can an organ from one person be removed and successfully placed into another person? Who first attempted suc ... Show More

In this episode, we take on the controversial and strange subject of cephalosomatic anastomosis, better known as a head transplant. Although never done before in humans, there is both a surgeon and a patient willing to try this in the near future! We'll take a look at the surpris ... Show More

Many people are currently waiting for an organ donation, and some of those waiting may die before a suitable organ is found. However some researchers think that we will be able to grow organs in animals to be then safely transplanted into humans. This is the first of two features ... Show More

<p>This season finale examines the moral injury that the current U.S. health care system inflicts on physicians and trainees — and how they may be able to offer care that aligns with their values.</p> <p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/ ... Show More