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How Mayo Clinic is using improv to engage dementia patients

Season 2026 Episode 176 | 7m 13s

The medical community is trying many approaches to help push back against the advance of Alzheimer’s and dementia. One leading institution is taking a different and unconventional approach to supplement the traditional treatments. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports for our coverage of the intersection of health and arts, part of our CANVAS series.

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