‘Q&A With Lynn Fiellin—Making Healthier Choices Through the Power of Video Games’ (Geisel School of Medicine News – December 1, 2025 – Full Article)
Article Excerpt: Early in her career as a physician-researcher focused on improving outcomes for adults struggling with addiction and mental health issues, internist Lynn Fiellin, MD, kept hearing the same comment from her patients: “If only I knew then (as a teenager) what I know now, I’d have made different choices.”
“During that time, I also had three kids at home (between the ages of 9 and 19) and everybody was full-on engaged in video games—not only commercial games but also some great learning games,” she recalls. “I saw the power of digital games and started thinking, ‘If I could create interventions that would engage a younger population around prevention, it would be a win-win.’”