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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New guideline: Address GTCS frequency to reduce SUDEP risk
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- Sharon Worcester
BOSTON – Generalized tonic-clonic seizures are a major risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
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Prenotification, unequivocal stroke promote ultra-fast door-to-needle time
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- Sharon Worcester
BOSTON – Prenotification by emergency medical services and unequivocal clinical scenarios help to achieve ultra-fast door-to-needle times of 10...
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Optimum antithymocyte globulin exposure after HTC affects survival
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- Sharon Worcester
Optimum antithymocyte globulin exposure after allogeneic hemopoietic cell transplantation plays an important role in survival.
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Extended maraviroc helps prevent graft-versus-host disease
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – Use of maraviroc for 90 days is safe and effective for prevention of graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic stem cell transplantation...
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CDC: Some Shigella strains show reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility
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- Sharon Worcester
The CDC has identified an increase in Shigella isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, and has released an official health...
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Pegylated interferon alfa-2a induces durable responses in MPNs
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- Sharon Worcester
Pegylated interferon alfa-2a can induce durable hematologic and molecular responses in patients with advanced essential thrombocythemia and...
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Biomarker algorithm sharpens GVHD treatment outcomes prediction
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – A biomarker algorithm was better than was clinical response at predicting outcomes after 1 week of systemic steroid treatment for graft-...
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Preparing for pancreatic cancer ‘tsunami’ ahead
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- Sharon Worcester
Overall cancer death rates are dropping dramatically, but pancreatic cancer mortality remains high.
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FDA approves Sovaldi, Harvoni for HCV in ages 12-plus
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- Sharon Worcester
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) for the treatment of...
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Myelofibrosis therapies moving beyond ruxolitinib
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – A number of agents in clinical trials show promise for treatment of myelofibrosis.
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NCCN myelofibrosis guideline: Patient voice is key
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – Treatment decisions in myelofibrosis patients are complex and require patient input. A new treatment guideline from the NCCN addresses...
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Safety of N9-GP for hemophilia B needs further study, FDA committee agrees
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- Sharon Worcester
The investigational factor IX product nonacog beta pegol for the treatment of hemophilia B has a possible safety issue that had the Food and Drug...
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Tocilizumab shows promise for GVHD prevention
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – The interleuken-6 receptor blocker tocilizumab showed promising activity for preventing graft-versus-host disease when added to standard...
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AGA releases POWER – an obesity practice guide for gastroenterologists
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- Sharon Worcester
A new practice guide from the American Gastroenterological Association aims to help gastroenterologists engage in a multidisciplinary effort to...
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Venetoclax produces durable effects in relapsed/refractory CLL
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- Sharon Worcester
ORLANDO – Venetoclax may provide durable responses – even with treatment discontinuation – in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic...