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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MHM: Novel agents, combos show promise for relapsed/refractory CLL
Novel agents and combinations are showing great promise in relapsed/refractory CLL.
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MHM: Novel agents, combos show promise for relapsed/refractory CLL
Novel agents and combinations are showing great promise in relapsed/refractory CLL.
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CLL Therapy: Focus on comorbidities, not age
The majority of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are elderly patients over age 65 years, which underscores the need for a careful...
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CLL: No symptoms, no treatment still appropriate
Despite exciting new advances in the understanding of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, particularly with respect to prognostic features that predict...
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Study reveals higher than expected post-discharge mortality after trauma
A concerning proportion of trauma-related deaths occur after hospital discharge, according to findings from a prospective cohort study.
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Data support subcutaneous bortezomib in multiple myeloma
Subcutaneous and intravenous bortezomib performed comparably well in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, with a trend toward higher...
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Readmissions for C. difficile infections high among elderly
More than 1 in 10 patients with Clostridium difficile infection at the time of hospital discharge are readmitted for C. difficile infection within...
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Damage control laparotomy an option for nontrauma secondary peritonitis
Damage control laparotomy is a safe and reliable approach to the surgical management of patients with severe nontrauma secondary peritonitis who...
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Surgical stabilization bests medical management for rib fractures
A 2-year study found that surgical stabilization of severe rib fractures leads to better outcomes than does best medical management in critically...
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HELIOS trial: Ibrutinib safely boosts survival in CLL/SLL
Adding ibrutinib to bendamustine and rituximab improved outcomes without significantly reducing safety in patients with chronic lymphocytic...
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Statins curb skeletal events in multiple myeloma
Statin use is associated with a decrease in the prevalence of skeletal-related events among patients with stage I multiple myeloma, findings from...
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PROPPR finds resuscitation strategy had no effect on laparotomy outcomes
Choice of damage control resuscitation – plasma-platelet-red blood cell ratio of either 1:1:1 or 1:1:2 – did not affect whether severely injured...
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ICEID: TCAD regimen shows promise against H3N2 flu variant
Triple combination antiviral drug therapy offers a broad spectrum treatment option for H3N2 variant influenza virus, according to findings from an...
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ICEID: Data highlight biofilm role in waterborne illness
Emerging biofilm-associated pathogens are overtaking those transmitted by the fecal-oral route as the most-common cause of death from waterborne...
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HIT risk rises with obesity
Higher body mass index is strongly associated with increased rates of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia