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Andrew Mackie
Associate Clinical Professor
Expertise
education, Evidence-based Medicine

Andrew Mackie for Northeastern Global News

An illustration of a person with long hair sitting with their knees pulled into their chest in the middle of a large red heart with cracks all through it. The person and the heart are on a grey background.

Can you actually die from a broken heart? Northeastern experts explain

The pain from a catastrophic life event can be massive and sometimes not just limited to emotional distress.