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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Subdural Electrodes Beneficial for Epilepsy Monitoring Despite Risks
Major Finding: Of 91 patients who had required invasive subdural electrode placement during surgical intervention for the evaluation and treatment...
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New Model Tops Others for Predicting Heart Disease in RA
Major Finding: Using receiver operating curves analyses, the new model predicted cardiovascular disease incidence better than did the other...
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RA Autoantibodies Linked With Subclinical, Clinical Atherosclerosis
Major Finding: Among the 1,323 white women in the study, those with rheumatoid factor IgA positivity, either RF IgM or RF IgA positivity, and/or...
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Advanced Pleuroscopy Technique Is Biopsy Option for Unknown DPLDs
Major Finding: Good biopsy specimens (average size of 0.5 x 0.4 cm) were obtained and no life-threatening complications occurred in patients who...
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Treatment Does Not Explain Slightly Increased Opportunistic Infections in JIA
Major Finding: Infections that occurred at a higher rate in the JIA cohort were Coccidioides (3 infections, for an incidence rate of 21 per 100,...
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Subcutaneous Nodules Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in RA
Major Finding: In 23,327 patients with RA, the presence of subcutaneous nodules was found to confer a 44% increase in the risk of cardiovascular...
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Anti-TNFs Have Not Leveled Cardiovascular Risk in RA
Major Finding: During the 10-year Dutch study, 58 cardiovascular events occurred in 353 patients with more than 2,361 patient-years of follow-up,...
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Tocilizumab Helped Kids With sJIA Catch Up on Growth
Major Finding: Height measurements at baseline in 112 children aged 2-17 years who were enrolled in the study showed profound growth failure, but...
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ACE Inhibitors Up Mortality Risk When Given Prior to Scleroderma Renal Crisis
Major Finding: ACE inhibitor exposure prior to SRC, compared with no such exposure, was found to be associated with significantly increased risk...
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NIPPV Benefits Seen in Severe Stable COPD
Major Finding: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) was associated with a significant decrease in ICU admissions at 1 year (odds...
Aesthetic Dermatology
Botulinum Toxin Threading Yields More Uniform Result
Aesthetic Dermatology
Cryolipolysis Appears Safe for All Skin Types
Major Finding: No differences were seen in efficacy or safety based on skin type or ethnicity.Data Source: This review of outcomes involved 396...
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Macitentan Promising for Long-Term Outcomes in PAH
Major Finding: Macitentan treatment reduced the risk of morbidity and mortality by 30% in patients who received 3 mg once daily and by 45% in...
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New Gene-Expression Test Improves Diagnostic Yield of Bronchoscopy
Major Finding: The test, which focused on 30 genes, yielded a sensitivity of 77% for lung cancer, compared with 74% for bronchoscopy alone.