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

Mobile health device usage leads to fewer deaths, hospitalizations

Men with heavier wives more prone to develop diabetes, research states

'Sitting is the new smoking': Sedentary behavior linked to increased all-cause mortality

Research finds Kardia Mobile an effective at-home EKG

Sudden cardiac death a significant contributor to mortality in women, regardless of CAD status

Scientists link obstructive sleep apnea, cardiometabolic dysfunction

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase future risk of heart disease

Boy takes a bite of hot dog, goes into cardiac arrest, triggers study of rare heart condition

Research links socioeconomic stress to metabolic syndrome in black youth

E-cigarettes mimic symptoms of conventional smoking