Anicka Slachta

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After graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington with a bachelor’s in journalism, Anicka joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering cardiology. Close to her heart is long-form journalism, Pilot G-2 pens, dark chocolate and her dog Harper Lee.

LATEST ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Long-term breastfeeding lowers mothers' risk of hypertension
More than 10% of stroke patients still can't afford meds under ACA
Tech allows researchers to detect heart rate via webcam
Newly reported rates of diabetes, hypertension ‘a call to action’ for India
Less than 1% of stroke survivors meet healthy heart standards
Researcher reacts to CMS proposal to expand coverage for patients with pacemakers, defibrillators
40% of cardiomyopathies stem from genetics
Less than 1/2 of stroke patients referred for rehab receive it
Flu patients 6 times more likely to have heart attack in week after diagnosis
Wearable patch successfully assesses patients' heart failure status