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Sharon Worcester

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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World’s Dialysis Burden Has Grown 165%

World’s Dialysis Burden Has Grown 165%

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 12, 2013

Major finding: The global prevalence of maintenance dialysis for end-stage renal disease increased 165% from 1990 to 2010.Data source: A database ...

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Remote Otitis Media Diagnosis

Remote Otitis Media Diagnosis

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 8, 2013

Major finding: No difference was seen between the smartphone otoscope and a conventional otoscope in either the diagnostic quality of the images o...

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Mediterranean diet may lower CKD risk

Mediterranean diet may lower CKD risk

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 7, 2013

Major finding: A Mediterranean-style diet was associated with a 50% reduction in incident CKD.Data source: A prospective cohort study involving 90...

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