Archive for August, 2017

Video Games Used For Medical Treatment

Sunday, August 20th, 2017

Video games, long thought to hinder the social abilities of children, may soon replace medication in treating some mental disorders. Project EVO is at the last stage of FDA approval and is intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The next iteration is to use video games to detect Alzheimer’s. Adding support to these findings is that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is supporting the research.

The full story may be found at: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/12/neuroscape-and-akili-make-video-games-to-treat-cognitive-diseases.html

Anthem Leaves The Federal Exchange

Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

Anthem exists Obamacare Leaving Many with No Options:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/08/obamacare-market-shaky-after-insurance-companies-pull-out-exchanges.html