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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Orbital atherectomy boosted outcomes for calcified peripheral lesions
Major Finding: At 12 months’ follow-up, the procedural success rate was 93% in 25 patients with severe peripheral artery disease and confirmed...
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Supplement boosts hair growth in women
Major Finding: The mean number of anagen hairs in a prespecified 4 cm2 area of the scalps of 10 women randomized to receive the supplement...
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Low-level laser effective for reducing upper arm circumference
Major Finding: The mean combined change in arm circumference was reduced by 2.0 cm after three active treatments and by 3.7 cm after six active...
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Uterine artery embolization effective for fertility preservation
Major Finding: Of 44 women aged 26-40 years who desired a future pregnancy and who underwent uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids...
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Verbal decline in boys during adolescence linked to psychosis
Major Finding: Each increase of 1 standard deviation in verbal ability in the 10,717 study subjects was associated with an adjusted hazard ratio...
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Don't trust apps to spot skin cancer
Major Finding: The overall sensitivity of the four smartphone applications ranged from 7% to 98%; overall specificity ranged from 30% to 94%.Data...
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Manometry, esophagram combo detects achalasia posttreatment problems
Major Finding: In a study of 31 men and 19 women aged 20-79 years, resolution of the achalasia pattern on HRM-EPT after treatment was associated...
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Futility rules defined for telaprevir-based HCV therapy
Major Finding: Telaprevir, peginterferon, and ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C should be stopped in both treatment-naive and treatment-...
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Adolescent depression hinges on perceived adult support
Major Finding: Perceived support from adult family members was a significant predictor of adolescents’ depressive symptoms, but perceived support...
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Social skills, support play role in adolescent depression
Major Finding: At ages 12.5 and16.5 years, girls reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms than boys, and at age 12.5 they...
