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A panel of experts has recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve a treatment developed by Spark Therapeutics for a rare form of blindness.

FDA Panel Endorses Gene Therapy For A Form Of Childhood Blindness

After many setbacks for genetic therapies, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of the first gene treatment for an inherited form of blindness.

Carmen Rivera (at left in the orange dress) sits on a cot at the Cataño shelter. She suffers from severe asthma and knee pain and has had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital for asthma treatment twice since the hurricane. She says she feels forgotten by authorities.

Desperation In Puerto Rican Town Where 60 Percent Are Now Homeless

In Cataño, near San Juan, the storm left hundreds living in a shelter where conditions are becoming increasingly dire.

Football Fans Tackle Recent National Anthem Protests

Some protests continued in the National Football League after President Trump attacked players who have knelt during the national anthem. Fans in Wisconsin weighed in.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Sunday morning on CNN's <em>State of the Union</em> that it's "difficult to envision a scenario where I would end up voting for this bill."

For Republicans, Rounding Up Health Care Votes Could Prove Impossible

Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday it's "difficult to envision" voting for the latest GOP bill, as Sen. Ted Cruz spoke up to say he might oppose it. Any single senator's opposition would sink the bill.

Supreme Court To Weigh In On Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering

At issue is drawing state legislative and congressional districts to maximize and perpetuate the power of the incumbent party. Is there any constitutional limit to leveraging that partisan advantage?

People marching in the "#NoMuslimBanEver" rally in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the march was in response to President Trump's most recent travel ban, which has now been partially blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii.

Federal Judge In Hawaii Blocks Trump's Third Attempt At Travel Ban

President Trump's third executive order restricting travel from some countries to the U.S. was to go into effect on Wednesday. The judge didn't rule on the limits affecting North Korea and Venezuela.

Congress Works On Tax Overhaul, Trump Says 401(k) Breaks Won't Change

The president put the brakes on a GOP tax overhaul that would help balance the budget by sharply limiting pre-tax IRA contributions. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

Learning To Care For My Newborn Was A Humbling Experience

I'm a doctor, and I oversee public health programs to help new mothers and infants. When my son was born, I discovered just how vitally important that help is.

One of the more memorable TV theme songs in recent years comes from <em>Stranger Things.</em> Its theme was composed by Kyle Dixon (left) and Michael Stein, shown here performing at the 2017 ASCAP Screen Music Awards.

What Does It Take To Write A Hit TV Theme Song?

The opening theme music from a TV show can become an earworm — just think of Mission: Impossible or Peter Gunn. For composers, coming up with something catchy is like trying to write a Top 40 hit.

Two-year-old Robbie Klein has hemophilia, a medical condition that interferes with his blood's ability to clot normally. Without insurance, the daily medications he needs to stay healthy could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or more each year.

In Massachusetts, Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Kids' Health Care At Risk

Doctors, consumers and politicians say big federal cuts to Medicaid funding would jeopardize the treatment a lot of kids rely on. The state would either have to make up lost funding or cut benefits.

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