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Caritas Carney Hospital internist/geriatrician Dr. Mark Ostrem caresses the hand of 80-year-old Lena Johnson as he checks her pulse Wednesday, January 4, 2006. Johnson, who has Alzheimer's disease, has been Ostrem's patient for about nine years. Ostrem visits elderly patients in their homes every Wednesday.
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