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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NIH workshop yields youth suicide prevention road map
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 3, 2016
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FDA approves first automated insulin delivery system
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 28, 2016
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IVIg, corticosteroids appear comparable for ITP in pregnancy
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 27, 2016
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ASPIRE trial: carfilzomib boosts quality of life in relapsed MM
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 27, 2016
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FDA approves ustekinumab (Stelara) for adult Crohn’s disease
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 27, 2016
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New-onset pediatric AD phenotype differs from adult AD
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 23, 2016
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No link between vasectomy, prostate cancer in U.S. cohort
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 20, 2016
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Biologic mesh for ventral hernia repair compared for recurrence, cost
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 19, 2016
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Aim for modulation with neurotoxin injections
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 16, 2016
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Minimal residual disease negativity predicts better survival in MM
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 15, 2016
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Sequential protocol benefits patients with field cancerization
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 15, 2016
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Treat bed bug bites with topical steroids
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: September 2, 2016
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FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 31, 2016
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Dasatinib plus venetoclax shows promise in mouse model of Ph+ALL
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 31, 2016
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Antipsychotic agents key for treating delusional infestation
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: August 29, 2016