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Patient Stories

Jeanine's Story

Doctors attributed Jeanine's chest pain to anxiety and stress

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Food & Nutrition

Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet

Is a plant-based diet really that healthy? A cardiologist — and vegan — weighs in

Heart Health

What Is Lipoprotein(a)?

One in five Americans has an elevated level of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), which can lead to blood clots and stroke

Patient Stories

Craig's Story

Meet Craig Falkenthal, who had open-heart surgery at Rush more than five years ago

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Heart Health

Meet Bad Cholesterol's Trouble-Making Sidekick

There's more to cholesterol levels than HDL and LDL: Meet lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a)

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Patient Stories

Laura's Story

How experts at the Rush helped Laura Ashley's heart find its rhythm

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Cancer

Health Care, Personalized

Precision medicine tailors treatment to individual differences in people’s genes, lifestyles and environments

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Heart Health

Women and PAD

Why it's essential for women to learn about peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its symptoms

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Healthy Living

The Health Benefits of Giving

Four ways working to improve others' lives may improve — and lengthen — your own

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Food & Nutrition

New Year, New Start

8 diet tips to keep you healthy in the coming year