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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BMI plays no role in aspirin's ineffectiveness for preeclampsia
Major finding: No significant differences were seen in the relative risk of preeclampsia between those with a BMI of 30 or less and those with a...
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Study challenges routine bowel prep for prolapse surgery
Major finding: Surgeons’ acceptability of bowel cleansing, based on a rating of excellent or good, was similar at 81.3% and 88% for 75 patients...
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Endurant stent proves durable at 2 years
Major finding: Procedural success was nearly 98% in 1,263 participants in the ENGAGE Global Registry.Data source: ENGAGE is a multicenter,...
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Older patients report frequent insomnia, sleep treatment use
Major finding: More than 90% of subjects had sleep complaints; 55.5% reported using a sleep aid, and 10% of these reported using alcohol to sleep....
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Microwaves offer solution for stubborn sweat glands
Major finding: Efficacy and patient satisfaction were 100% at 18 months after treatment. Data source: Single-group unblinded study involving 31...
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SMART stent shows 75% superficial femoral patency at 2 years
Major finding: The primary patency rate in patients with obstructive superficial femoral artery disease was 75% at 24 months.Data source:...
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High patency seen for interwoven nitinol stents in femoropopliteal lesions
Major finding: Stent patency was 92% at a mean follow-up of about 15 months.Data source: Review of 100 consecutive cases with high-grade...
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Rheolytic thrombectomy plus adjunctive therapy speeds DVT treatment
Major finding: Treatment time was reduced from more than 2 days with other catheter-directed thrombolysis approaches to less than 24 hours with...
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Obese women experience more minor hysterectomy complications
Major finding: Odds ratios for complications, minor complications, and major complications in obese vs. nonobese women were 1.62, 1.69, and 1.06,...
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Study IDs risks for bladder test failure following sling procedure
Major finding: Every 50-cc increase in bladder capacity significantly increased the odds of failing active bladder testing (OR, 1.25); every unit...
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Survey: Women Prefer Uterine-Preserving Treatment for Prolapse
Major finding: 36% vs. 20% of women preferred uterine preservation over hysterectomy given equal outcomes.Data source: A multicenter cross-...
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Various repeat procedures succeed for failed POP repair
Major finding: At 1-year follow-up, mean POP-Q measurements at anterior point B improved by 2.18 and 2.25 points in the patients treated initially...
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Chance of pregnancy good after robotic-assisted myomectomy
Major finding: Just over half of robotic myomectomy patients attempted pregnancy, and 71% of those had a total of 81 pregnancies. Data source: A...