Medical Myths That Can Kill You - Nancy Snyderman

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NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman deflates urban medical myths and clarifies "weird but true" medical truths.

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NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks about her book Medical Myths That Can Kill You.

In her trademark practical and straightforward way, Dr. Snyderman reveals the truths behind unscientific, undocumented, and dangerous medical myths - Book Passage

Dr. Nancy Snyderman joined NBC News as the chief medical editor in September 2006. Her reports appear on "Today," "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Dateline NBC," MSNBC, and MSNBC.com.
Snyderman has reported on wide-ranging medical topics affecting both men and women and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of its most troubled areas. She is on staff in the Department of the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining NBC News, Snyderman served as vice president of consumer education for the health care corporation Johnson and Johnson. There she led the independent educational initiative, Understanding Health, focusing on educating and informing the public about health and medicine.

Before that, Snyderman served as the medical correspondent for ABC News for 17 years and was a contributor to "20/20," "Primetime," and "Good Morning America." Prior to leaving ABC she was a frequent substitute co-host on "Good Morning America."

Snyderman attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and continued with residencies in Pediatrics and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the surgical staff at the University of Arkansas in 1983 and began her broadcasting career shortly after at KATV, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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