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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Deferiprone noninferior to deferoxamine for iron overload in SCD, rare anemias
An oral iron chelator granted accelerated approval for thalassemia is noninferior to deferoxamine for iron overload in patients with sickle cell...
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Psoriasis: A look back over the past 50 years, and forward to next steps
“The progress has been breathtaking – there’s no other way to describe it.”
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Registry data reveal temporal relationship between psoriasis symptoms and PsA onset
ATLANTA – Age at the onset of psoriasis was the main factor that determined PsA symptom synchronicity, according a study of data from the PsART...
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Sevuparin failed for acute VOC in sickle cell, but may have preventive potential
The novel nonanticoagulant heparinoid drug sevuparin may have value in the setting of prodromal vaso-occlusive crisis in patients with SCD.
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Liver fibrosis scores predict CV event risk associated with NAFLD
NAFLD is associated with a twofold increase in cardiovascular events, and liver fibrosis in NAFLD is associated with a fourfold increase.
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UKALL14: Rituximab improves EFS in B-ALL, but four doses not enough
Rituximab may improve EFS in B-ALL regardless of Philadelphia chromosome status and CD20-positive expression level.
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APPRENTICE registry: Wide variation exists in acute pancreatitis treatment, outcomes
Despite recent major advances, some areas of the world lag behind the current evidence regarding the management of acute pancreatitis.
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APPRENTICE registry: Wide variation exists in acute pancreatitis treatment, outcomes
Despite recent major advances, some areas of the world lag behind the current evidence regarding the management of acute pancreatitis.
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Chemo-free induction-consolidation protocol for Ph+ ALL improved survival
ORLANDO – A front-line chemo-free induction-consolidation protocol for Ph+ ALL resulted in high survival and molecular response rates in the phase...
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Cognitive problems after extremely preterm birth persist
Findings among 19-year-olds born extremely premature suggest cognitive and neuropsychological problems persist into early adulthood.
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Delayed hospital admission after hip fracture raises mortality risk
Most studies focus on surgery timing among hospitalized patients and fail to consider preadmission waiting time.
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Oral paclitaxel bests IV version for tumor response, neuropathy incidence in mBC
SAN ANTONIO – An oral formulation of paclitaxel given with the P-glycoprotein pump inhibitor encequidar improved...
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First report from NeoTRIPaPDL1: No pCR benefit with atezolizumab in TNBC
SAN ANTONIO – Adding atezolizumab, an anti–programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody, to neoadjuvant...
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ASH releases guidelines on managing cardiopulmonary and kidney disease in SCD
ORLANDO – ASH has released the first of five new sets of sickle cell disease guidelines, with the first focusing on screening and management of...