Anicka Slachta

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

Heart failure-related hospitalizations, mortalities see downward trend

Even avid exercisers are prone to stroke if they live sedentary lifestyles

Injectable gel successfully regenerates heart muscle after myocardial infarction

AHA, AMA recognize 310 health providers for work in controlling hypertension

A smile—even a fake one—reduces heart rate, blood pressure

Cannabis-like drug 1st pill to successfully treat sleep apnea

Boston Scientific delays plans to reintroduce LOTUS valve to European market

Altering prices of 7 food groups could save 23K lives per year in US

RSNA 2017: CT shows risk of heart attack affected by where fat is stored

RSNA 2017: Radiologic clues play key role in identifying domestic abuse, sexual assault