NEJM Interview: Sarah Schmitz on protections for people enrolled in trials of investigational agents for obesity.

Sarah Schmitz is an obesity medicine specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending physician at New York–Presbyterian Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.H. Schmitz. Beyond Percentage of Weight Lost — Protecting Participants in Obesity Trials. N Engl J Med 2026;395:1355-1357.