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Lobotomies. Bloodletting. Leeches. Arsenic. The usage of dubiously helpful and occasionally harmful treatments have been a mainstay of medical care since the beginning of recorded history. In many cases, these were done with the hope of a true cure, but often they were done in the guise of beneficence in order to financially benefit the so-called "snake-oil salesman." 
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\nAt the next University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Library Speaker Series event, Lydia Kang, MD, UNMC assistant professor of internal medicine, will discuss the historical breadth of how medical treatments — both well-intentioned and not — have evolved over time, and why they are still so stubbornly alive today. Dr. Kang, a Nebraska Book Award-winning and best-selling author, will speak on the topic of "Quackery Through the Ages" at the April 29 event, to be held virtually from 12:15-1:15 p.m. 
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\nThe McGoogan Library Speaker Series highlights faculty, staff and clinician authors from UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. 
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\nAn author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, Dr. Kang has gained a reputation for helping fellow writers achieve medical accuracy in fiction. Her poetry and non-fiction have been published in high profile medical journals. 
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\nShe also is the author of the young adult novels "Control," "Catalyst," "Toxic" and "The November Girl." Her adult historical fiction includes the bestselling novels "A Beautiful Poison," "The Impossible Girl," and, most recently, "Opium and Absinthe." Her nonfiction book, "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything," was co-written with Nate Pederson and is a National Public Radio Science Friday best science book of 2017. 
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