US FDA approves video game for treating ADHD in kids

The US Food and Drug Administration building is visible behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. The US FDA has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, saying the game built by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs can improve attention function. — AP

BOSTON: The US Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a video game for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.

The FDA said on June 15 the game built by Boston-based Akili Interactive Labs can improve attention function.