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Along for the Ride
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A new venture between Family Tree
and Uber helps older adults
get around.
Bird Brains
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Can pigeons help
people with Alzheimer's
and dementia?
Droppings: An Essay
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A doctor ponders the
dangers of bird poop,
and more.
Holding Pattern
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Cuddling babies in the
NICU improves their health
and development.
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6 Spotlight: Tamika Cross, M.D.
25 Curated: Claude Monet
30 Solutions
31 On the Side: Steven Powell, RN
34 Field Notes
36 Calendar
on the cover: Enrique Vasquez, left, and Adrian de Luna, right,
with their daughter, Vivienne, and twins, Lilienne and Evan.
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