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.
News

Transplant waiting-list registrations dropped after direct acting–antiviral approval
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 18, 2015
News
Interferon-free treatment combo looks promising for HCV GT2, GT3 infection
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 18, 2015
News

Novel botanical drug reduces hepatic fat content
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 17, 2015
News

Cysteamine bitartrate provides no histologic improvement in children with NAFLD
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 17, 2015
News

ASTRAL-1: High SVR12 with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir combo for HCV
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 17, 2015
Video

VIDEO: Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir highly effective in treatment-naive HCV GT1
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 16, 2015
News

Iron deficiency may explain persistent hypothyroidism symptoms
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 12, 2015
News
LT4 therapy for SCH may improve pregnancy outcomes
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 10, 2015
News
ITC 2015: Review IDs features to aid thyroid lymphoma diagnosis
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: November 10, 2015
News
Early A-bomb radiation not linked to thyroid function
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 29, 2015
News

TCT: Bivalirudin no better than heparin for preventing post-TAVR bleeding
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 27, 2015
News

TCT: Extended follow-up supports PFO closure in cryptogenic stroke
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 26, 2015
News
ITC: SELECT trial: Lenvatinib effects similar regardless of site, number of metastases
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 21, 2015
News

Study finds no link between thyroid autoimmunity, breast cancer outcomes
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 21, 2015
News

Obesity linked with more aggressive papillary thyroid carcinoma
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 20, 2015