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FDA approves all sorts of software as a medical device that it doesn't rigorously test or understand. Completely serious - I bet Tetris could be approved by th
by umvi 2y ago
FDA approves all sorts of software as a medical device that it doesn't rigorously test or understand.
Completely serious - I bet Tetris could be approved by the FDA for ADHD treatment if The Tetris Company were willing to put in the effort for all the paperwork and fees.
- AILU77 2y agoYou don't need to put in efforts, I offer with ADHOCON.COM a contract legal manufacturer, we do all the paperwork incl. clinical evaluation for the developer and register the product with our QMS and Documentation for you
- zeristor 2y agoTetris has been used to reduce PTSD: “Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?” https://theconversation.com/can-playing-tetris-help-prevent-ptsd-if-youve-witnessed-something-traumatic-226736 https://theconversation.com/can-playing-tetris-help-prevent-...
- fragmede 2y agoequally seriously, if you ran proper scientific studies showing actual improvements with tetris because it's a very rules oriented game, vs something more abstract, like Stardew valley, isn't that actually a treatment?
- TeMPOraL 2y agoIf you ran them, and they did show actual improvement, and demonstrated the causal connection, then yes, it would be a treatment. That is not what happened here, though.