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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Pre-PCI beta-blockers offer no clinical benefit
CHICAGO – Early intravenous administration of the beta-blocker metoprolol before primary PCI in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial...
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DANAMI 3-iPOST: No significant benefit with ischemic postconditioning after STEMI
CHICAGO – Ischemic postconditioning in patients with ST-segment elevation MI failed to significantly reduce death from any cause or...
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DANAMI 3-DEFER: No benefit with delayed stenting for STEMI
CHICAGO – Delaying stent implantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction failed to reduce the rate of mortality, heart...
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Ob.gyn. residency changes with the times
A striking change over the past 5 decades has been the increasing number of women in medicine. Nowhere has that been in greater evidence than in...
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VIDEO: Sapien 3 TAVR bests surgery in intermediate-risk patients
CHICAGO – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using Sapien 3 – the latest-generation valve – is associated with low mortality, stroke, and...
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VIDEO: New ACC consensus guidance addresses nonstatin therapies
A new expert consensus decision pathway for the use of nonstatin therapies to lower cholesterol in high-risk patients released this week by the...
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Heart failure severity at AMI predicts long-term CV death risk
The severity of heart failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction predicts long-term cardiovascular death risk, according to a post hoc...
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FDA proposes ban on powdered gloves
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on most powdered gloves used during surgery and for patient examination, and on absorbable...
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FDA approves two new hemophilia therapies
The FDA approved Idelvion for hemophilia B therapy and Kovaltry to treat hemophilia A.
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New CDC opioid guideline targets overprescribing for chronic pain
Nonopioid therapy is the preferred approach to manage chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care, the CDC said.
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Review: Use wider margins for DCIS surgery without radiotherapy
A margin width of at least 2 mm is optimal in women undergoing breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ, according...
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Breast cancer vaccines hold promise
Significant strides are being made in breast cancer immunology.
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First U.S. uterus transplant raises questions about ethics, cost
The recipient of the first uterus transplant performed in the United States is recovering well and looking forward to the next phase of the...