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Good Buddies

A program at Northwestern pairs Alzheimer's patients with first-year medical students.

Aired 01/19/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Good Buddies

Clip: 1/19/2015 | 5m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

A program at Northwestern pairs Alzheimer's patients with first-year medical students.

As baby boomers age, the rate of Alzheimer's disease climbs steadily. A program at Northwestern University pairs Alzheimer's patients in the early stages of the disease with first-year medical students to add a human dimension to their scientific and clinical studies.

Aired 01/19/2015 | Rating NR

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