Anu Vashist

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Anu Vashist

Fact checked by Jim LacyIf you haven’t yet heard of a cardiac PET-CT stress test, you may soon. More hospitals are investing in this diagnostic tool, which looks like a standard CT machine. The noninvasive procedure enables cardiologists to see whether enough blood is flowing to a patient’s heart. Patients receive a small amount of radioactive material, known as radiotracers, through an intravenous line.

3 weeks ago | jacc.org | Anu Vashist |Xiaoya Sun |César Caraballo |Alyssa Grimshaw

Copyright © 2025, American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier on Behalf of The American College of Cardiology Foundation. This is an Open Access Article under the CC BY-NC-ND License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

2 months ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Anu Vashist

Ongoing NIH cuts prompt confusion, concern in Chicago medical centersChicago’s healthcare and research institutions continue to grapple with the effects of the Trump administration’s restrictions on communications, grant review meetings, travel, and hiring. The Trump administration paused all Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) public documents, communications, and speaking engagements and an immediate and indefinite suspension of all travel. The freeze began via a memo on January 22.

Aug 28, 2023 | chicagomaroon.com | Anu Vashist

Rising third-year Luke Silverman died in a hiking accident in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado, last month, according to an email sent to members of the College community by the University Monday afternoon. In the email, Dean of the College Melina Hale and Deputy Dean of Students in the College and Chief of Staff Koryna Bucholz wrote, “Luke will be deeply missed.