To treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, doctors typically prescribe a patch to cover the stronger eye and make the brain learn to work with the weaker one. Virtual reality offers a new approach.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame says she could not imagine "what the future had in store." She faced sorrow — but ultimately triumphed. She is the new chair of the U.N. committee for disability rights.

Thursday on Political Rewind: We take a break from political news to speak with longtime New York Times journalist Frank Bruni. He's served as White House correspondent, Rome bureau chief, restaurant critic and opinion writer. His new book, The Beauty of Dusk is about how his life was transformed by a stroke that left him permanently blind in one eye. It is a piercing look at how he gained a new understanding of how to face our own traumas and afflictions

Georgians were able to socialize in close quarters and not have to worry about constantly washing their hands or disinfecting surfaces only a few months...