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UCLA Health&#039;s People-Animal Connection program began when a cardiology nurse noticed patients who had fish tanks in their rooms did better during medical treatment. It connects therapy dogs, and one therapy miniature horse, to students and UCLA Health patients. (Courtesy of UCLA People-Animal Connection)

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Erin Rice once watched her therapy dog make a 6-year-old boy open his eyes, look at his mother and begin communicating after a surgery that removed one hemisphere of his brain.

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Animal-assisted therapy group supports students, UCLA Health patients and staff

By Maya McNealis

July 1, 2019 10:45 a.m.