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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Studies backing certain FDA approvals found lacking
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 24, 2017
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ALLOZITHRO trial: HSCT patients fared worse with azithromycin
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 8, 2017
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FDA committee recommends approval of tofacitinib for PsA
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 3, 2017
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FDA committee rejects sirukumab approval on safety concerns
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 2, 2017
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Stopping statins after stroke may up recurrent stroke risk
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 2, 2017
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Novel device aims to make cervical cancer screening more accessible
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 2, 2017
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Glioblastoma: Prognosis is poor, but new therapies are emerging
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 28, 2017
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VA cohort study: Individualize SSI prophylaxis based on patient factors
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 26, 2017
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M13-982 trial in del(17p) CLL: High, durable response rates to venetoclax
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 26, 2017
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TKI dose de-escalation feasible in CML with stable MMR
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 20, 2017
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Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 18, 2017
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Report: Opioid epidemic fight must increase substantially and immediately
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 13, 2017
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First-line obinutuzumab monotherapy in CLL linked to good response, reduced toxicity
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 13, 2017
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NF-kB inhibitor IT-901 shows promise in Richter syndrome
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 5, 2017
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Telomere length predicts FCR response in CLL patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: July 5, 2017
