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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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 15, 2016
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Inpatient telemedicine could bridge infectious disease specialist gap
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 13, 2016
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Infectious disease physicians: Antibiotic shortages are the new norm
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 12, 2016
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Phase II data suggest IV zanamivir safe for severe flu in kids
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 12, 2016
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Behavioral interventions durably reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 12, 2016
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Clindamycin, TMP-SMX both of benefit for small abscesses
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 10, 2016
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Secondary reference panel expands access for CML monitoring
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 10, 2016
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VIDEO: No effect of donor on FMT outcomes in C. difficile patients
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 7, 2016
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Bezlotoxumab reduces CDI recurrence across antibiotic subgroups
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 4, 2016
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Fatal measles complication occurs more often than realized
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 2, 2016
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Anticipate monoclonals in first-line therapy for multiple myeloma
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 26, 2016
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‘Achilles heels’ open doors to myeloma advances
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 19, 2016
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STIM1 long-term follow-up confirms imatinib discontinuation safety
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 13, 2016
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Almost half of terminal cancer patient hospitalizations deemed avoidable
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 13, 2016
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Cost may hinder timely TKI initiation for CML
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- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 7, 2016
