Sharon Worcester is an award-winning medical journalist for MDedge News. She has been with the company since 1996, first as the Southeast Bureau Chief (1996-2009) when the company was known as International Medical News Group, then as a freelance writer (2010-2015) before returning as a reporter in 2015. She previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter covering health and local government. Sharon currently reports primarily on oncology and hematology. She has a BA from Eckerd College and an MA in Mass Communication/Print Journalism from the University of Florida. Connect with her via LinkedIn and follow her on twitter @SW_MedReporter.
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AlloBMT should be option for older adults with hematologic malignancies
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 24, 2019
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Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine: Polymyositis? It’s more likely something else
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 20, 2019
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Take action to mitigate CVD risk in RA patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 14, 2019
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PD-1 blockade plus CD19 CAR T boosts CAR T-cell persistence
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 8, 2019
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FDA: 246 new reports on breast implant-associated lymphoma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 7, 2019
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New findings raise questions about the role of ANAs in SLE
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 7, 2019
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Enoblituzumab plus pembrolizumab shows promise for select solid tumors
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 7, 2019
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Rise in HCV infection rates linked to OxyContin reformulation
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 4, 2019
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The personal cancer vaccine NEO-PV-01 shows promise in metastatic cancers
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 1, 2019
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Single-cell genomics drive progress toward human breast cell atlas development
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: February 1, 2019
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Findings in seropositive arthralgia patients may help to predict RA
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: January 31, 2019
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GALLIUM: MRD response correlates with outcomes in follicular lymphoma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: January 31, 2019
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Experts cite different approaches to try for methotrexate-related nausea, fatigue
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: January 30, 2019
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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome: New research and new resources improve outlook
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: January 29, 2019
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Precision medicine in rheumatology: Enormous opportunity exists
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: January 29, 2019