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NEJM This Week

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Type 2 Diabetes
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Concise summaries of everything published in the latest weekly issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NEJM publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.

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Jean-Pierre Fra
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Episode: NEJM This Week — June 4, 2026
Rebecca Aarons-Nicholas
From Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Episode: NEJM This Week — June 4, 2026
Vijay Bhoj
From University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: NEJM This Week — June 4, 2026
Lenka Vodstrasil
Researcher at Monash University
Monash University, Carleton, Victoria, Australia
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025
Anya Yastraboff
Researcher at Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025
Barry Greenberg
Researcher at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center
University of California, San Diego Medical Center, La Jolla
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025
Martin Metz
Researcher at Charité University Medicine Berlin
Charité Universitetsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025
Jingjing Wang
Researcher at Flinders University
Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025
Lindsay Allen
Scientist at the US Department of Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture, Davis, California
Episode: NEJM This Week — March 6, 2025

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Michael Bierer
Host of the podcast, affiliated with NEJM This Week.
Dr. Lisa Johnson
Host of NEJM This Week, affiliated with NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 766 ratings
  • Great podcast, could use some minor changes

    First time listener here! Overall, I really loved the episode I listened to. After reading other reviews, I realized I might be a unique listener as I am not yet an MD. I have completed a bachelor degree and will be matriculating in Fall 2026. I have 6 years experience working in emergency medicine as a nursing assistant. I came to the podcast to broaden my knowledge before medical school, and possibly learn something that may help patients I encounter. I was familiar with a good amount of the l... more

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    4
    Sskinn43
    United States9 months ago
  • Podcast is good the journal is unfortunately flawed

    The podcast is well read (with the exception of some medication names being mispronounced) and does a great job on paraphrasing studies. The main issue is with the journal articles. There is too much emphasis on cancer treatments. ~30% of physicians work in primary care while only 2.1% work in Hem/onc specialties.

    Another issue is the lack of opinion diversity. While the medical profession has been based on the concept of continued progression, not all progress is for the best of humanity. It w... more

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    3
    Npatterson42
    United States2 years ago
  • WOKEISM

    Informative but a bit to much emphasis equity and not enough on medical science.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    HearFixr
    United States2 years ago
  • Amazing platform! Huge thanks!!

    Grateful to find this podcast! Appreciate all the efforts from the producers and hosts!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Timophyll
    Hong Kong3 years ago
  • HSMMD

    I am impressed with the breadth of information presented, the focused brevity, the clarity of speech, and quality of recording, each of which has been an issue in other medical podcasts that I’ve followed.

    Sincere Thanks, H. Messec, MD

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    HSMMD
    United States3 years ago

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Concise weekly medical digest highlighting key NEJM articles, trials, and editorial perspectives. It covers autoimmune and cardiovascular topics, stroke interventions, infectious disease updates, and AI in medicine, weaving trial data with clinician commentary and case vignettes. Notable strengths include succinct, on-demand clinical takeaways and broad coverage of high-impact research, though some listeners critique narration pace and occasional political framing. This show is likely to appeal to clinicians, medical students, and researchers who want a fast, clinically oriented update from reputable sources, with insights on practice implications and policy context.

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2. Rebecca Aarons-Nicholas
3. Vijay Bhoj
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7. Martin Metz
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