Dr. Nancy Snyderman is leaving NBC News

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Dr. Nancy Snyderman
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Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who made headlines last year when she did not observe quarantine rules after covering the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, is stepping down as chief medical editor for NBC News.

In a statement, Snyderman said she plans to return to academic medicine, and has accepted a job at an unnamed major U.S. medical school. Snyderman also said she came to the decision partly because of the fallout that was caused by the quarantine controversy, The Associated Press reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.