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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COPD, Renal Insufficiency Predict Survival in Open AAA Repair
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The 30-day survival rates were 92% in patients with COPD vs. 97% in those without; 92% in patients with renal insufficiency vs. 98...
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COPD, Renal Insufficiency Predict Survival in Open AAA Repair
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The 30-day survival rates were 92% in patients with COPD vs. 97% in those without; 92% in patients with renal insufficiency vs. 98...
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COPD, Renal Insufficiency Predict Survival in Open AAA Repair
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The 30-day survival rates were 92% in patients with COPD vs. 97% in those without; 92% in patients with renal insufficiency vs. 98...
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Alcohol Use Disorders Up Death Risk for Inpatients With Infections
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Having an AUD was found to be an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients with health care–associated infections (...
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Alcohol Use Disorders Up Death Risk for Inpatients With Infections
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Having an AUD was found to be an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients with health care–associated infections (...
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Alcohol Use Disorders Up Death Risk for Inpatients With Infections
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Having an AUD was found to be an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients with health care–associated infections (...
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Alcohol Use Disorders Up Death Risk for Inpatients With Infections
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Having an AUD was found to be an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients with health care–associated infections (...
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Trauma Data Bank Info May Help Predict Vascular Trauma Outcomes
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- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Of 113,218 traumas in the 2008 National Trauma Data Bank, 2,089 (1.8%) were in patients who experienced a total of 2,102 vascular...
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Sequencing Reveals MAP3K1 Mutation in Luminal-Type Breast Cancer
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- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: A three-gene cluster of mutated MAP3K1, mutated PIK3CA, and wild-type TP53 was shown to be significantly associated with "luminal A...
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Incidental Findings Common on Post-EVAR Serial CT Scans
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- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The average annual rate of detection of EVAR-related findings was 4% (range 2-5%), which remained constant over the first 6 years...
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Incidental Findings Common on Post-EVAR Serial CT Scans
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The average annual rate of detection of EVAR-related findings was 4% (range 2-5%), which remained constant over the first 6 years...
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Incidental Findings Common on Post-EVAR Serial CT Scans
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: The average annual rate of detection of EVAR-related findings was 4% (range 2-5%), which remained constant over the first 6 years...
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Transplant/Nontransplant Outcomes Similar After Endovascular Intervention
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Primary, primary-assisted, and secondary patency and limb salvage rates were "essentially the same" in the transplant and...
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Transplant/Nontransplant Outcomes Similar After Endovascular Intervention
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Primary, primary-assisted, and secondary patency and limb salvage rates were "essentially the same" in the transplant and...
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Transplant/Nontransplant Outcomes Similar After Endovascular Intervention
- Author:
- Sharon Worcester
Major Finding: Primary, primary-assisted, and secondary patency and limb salvage rates were "essentially the same" in the transplant and...