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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Hybrid colorectal cancer screening model reduced cancer rate
Major finding: A hybrid screening strategy reduced colorectal cancer by 73%.Data source: A cost-effectiveness analysis using a simulation model in...
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Carbonation affects brain processing of sweet stimuli
Major finding: The presence of CO2 produces an overall decrease in neural processing of sweetness-related signals.Data source: A small brain...
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Carbonation affects brain processing of sweet stimuli
Major finding: The presence of CO2 produces an overall decrease in neural processing of sweetness-related signals.Data source: A small brain...
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LV fibrosis predicts mortality in atrial fib patients
Major finding: Mortality was 8.1% in the patients with LV VGE identified via cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, vs.
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Vitamin C protects kidneys against angiography contrast
Major finding: Ascorbic acid treatment was associated with a 33% reduction in CI-AKI risk.Data source: A meta-analysis of nine randomized...
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Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish may reduce RA risk
Major finding: More than 0.21 g/day intake of dietary long-chain n-3 PUFAs was associated with a 35% reduction in RA risk (adjusted relative risk...
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Vedolizumab shows promise in Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis
Major finding: Six-week clinical response with vedolizumab vs. placebo for ulcerative colitis: 47.1% vs. 25.5%; 6-week clinical remission with...
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High dependency predicts BMI increase during smoking cessation
Major finding: FTND score was a strong predictor of BMI increase (gender-adjusted standardized coefficient, 0.236).
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Urinary albumin, incident heart disease linked in black adults
Major finding: Adjusted hazard ratios for incident CHD in black vs.
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Meta-analysis: Lateral wedges don’t reduce medial knee OA pain
Major finding: Lateral wedges vs.
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Depression linked to accelerated cognitive decline in diabetes
Major finding: In patients with type 2 diabetes, those with depression showed significantly greater decline on all cognitive tests than did...
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Infliximab, IV steroid combos with methotrexate appear comparable in early RA
Major finding: At week 50 after the start of treatment, the mean change in modified total Sharp-van der Heijde score was 1.20 in 55 patients in...
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Hypertensive retinopathy predicts stroke risk
Major finding: Patients with hypertensive retinopathy were at significantly increased stroke risk (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.37).Data source: An...
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Pediatric-onset FAP increases persistent anxiety, depression risk
Major finding: Pediatric-onset functional abdominal pain confers an increased lifetime risk of anxiety and depressive disorders (odds ratios, 4.59...