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Dr. Bill Thomas

Dr. Bill Thomas is an international expert on elderhood and geriatric medicine. His latest book, Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life, was published by Simon and Schuster in March 2014.

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How an iPod Can Fight Alzheimer’s

<p>The concept is elegantly simple: Provide a dementia sufferer with an MP3 player that has been loaded with music tailored to their taste. Let them listen. Ask them about it.</p>

Dr. Bill Thomas

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